The FDA has published the following warning: Consumers worldwide should not use any ByHeart brand infant formula as all ByHeart products are included in this recall. As we know, as of November 26, 2025, a total of 37 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism and confirmed exposure to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula (various […]
According to Chicago press reports, the number of people sickened by the Shigella outbreak traced to a Lombard sandwich shop is now at 50, DuPage County Health Department spokesman David Hass said this afternoon. Thursday’s count was 49. Hass added that all 10 people who were hospitalized for the illness have been discharged. "It’s still […]
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249 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo, which displays either of two closely related pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns, have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), AL (2), […]
Food Safety News – Safe Cooking Temperatures Refrigerator Magnets to be available at upcoming CDC/USDA/FDA Conference. I thought these would be good to help educate consumers and retail outlets on safe cooking. Come to the conference and get a few.
From a Press Release I sent out this morning: Food Safety attorney William Marler is calling for enforcement of a federal law that allows criminal sanctions to be imposed against food manufacturers that can prevent harmful food products from being distributed, but do not do so. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) […]
We filed a lawsuit today against a Lombard Illinois Subway restaurant for a Wheaton couple on behalf of their child who became sick after eating at the restaurant on February 26th. Ron and Sarah Bowers purchased a meal for their child, JB, which was contaminated with Shigella sonnei, a potentially lethal fecal bacteria. The child […]
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According to the Wall Street Journal a few moments ago, Basic Food Flavors Inc., the Las Vegas company at the center of a recall of more than 100 food products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP, continued to make and distribute food ingredients for about a month after it learned the bacteria salmonella was present […]
Sometimes lawsuits are a bit like a war, or perhaps more a long battle anyway. Like a battle or a war, the damages to each side in litigation are real – the injuries to the victims, the costs to the defendant. The decision when to file suit (when to go to war or battle) are […]
I think lawyers like me are about as popular and well thought of as congress members and AIG executives. Just in the last few days I have felt the sting of prejudice when asked to financially support a couple of non-profit groups and projects, but to do so without being directly involved because others would […]
Shigella is a bacterium that can cause sudden and severe diarrhea (gastroenteritis) in humans. Shigellosis is the name of the disease that Shigella causes. The illness is also known as “bacillary dysentery.” Shigella bacteria can infect the intestinal tract after the ingestion of relatively few organisms. This is why shigellosis is the most communicable of […]
This week I get to stick close to home. I have a Food Safety Speech at the Seafood Products Association Meeting in Seattle on Tuesday and then a quick trip to Washington State University on Wednesday and Thursday. Here is the final draft of my slides for the Seafood folks:
The FDA has updated its expanding recall list of various products containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein. The list includes: Bouillon Products – Herbox Dip and Dip Mix Products – Concord Foods, De la Casa, Delicioso, Follow Your Heart, Fresh Food, Concepts, Great Value, Johnny’s Fine Foods, McCormick, Oak Lake Farms, Reser’s, Rojo’s, T. Marzetti Dressing and […]
Brian Gehring of the Bismarck Tribune confirmed today that the South Dakota Health Department says it will not seek charges against a rural Washburn woman for operating an unlicensed catering business linked to sickening 180 people last summer. Aggie Jennings of rural McLean County catered three events (2 weddings, 1 reunion) in mid-June that led […]