This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne illness attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark’s work was recently profiled in the Netflix documentary “Poisoned,” The Dirty Truth about your Food, is calling on Boar’s Head to pay the medical bills and lost wages of the victims of the deli outbreak in the United States that has so far […]
As of August 27, a total of 57 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 18 states – Including: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 3, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, New Jersey 5, New Mexico 1, New York 17, North Carolina 1, Pennsylvania 2, South […]
As of August 27, a total of 57 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 18 states – Including: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 3, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, New Jersey 5, New Mexico 1, New York 17, North Carolina 1, Pennsylvania 2, South […]
Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/08/242347/ Boar’s Head plant had dozens of violations, dubbed ‘listeria factory’ by lawyer https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/boars-head-plant-dozens-violations-dubbed-listeria-factory-lawyer The number and breadth of the violations prompted food safety attorney Bill Marler to call the plant a “listeria factory.” “In the 30 years of doing food safety litigation, I […]
While we are enjoying Labot Day weekend, the folks at the FDA are laboring to figure out outbreaks.
Using the CDC’s estimate of the incubation period (from ingestion to onset of symptoms) from 3 to 70 days, Listeria-tainted deli meat could have been produced by Boar’s Head as early as mid-March 2024 (first illness reported May 29th) with possible illnesses occurring at least 70 post-recall (July 30th), or approximately mid-October. According to the […]
CDC Report: https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/08/Attachement-No.-2-CDC-Records.pdf FDA Report: https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/08/Attachment-No.-1-Gibson-Farms-Inc-E.-coli-OB-FDA-Final-Record.pdf The CDC and FDA have reported that as of April 30, 2024, 12 people infected with E. coli have been reported from Washington and California. Two patients have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious condition that can cause kidney failure. The FDA determined that Gibson Farms, Inc of […]
One would have thought I would have seen it all after 31 years of doing food safety cases. I received the below picture of a rat or mouse well dressed (Italian Vinaigrette I presume) in their airplane salad. I suppose the only good thing was that it was not 1/2 of the rat or mouse. […]
Public Health Warning: Products sold at the deli, especially those sliced or prepared at the deli, can be contaminated with Listeria. Listeria spreads easily among deli equipment, surfaces, hands, and food. Refrigeration does not kill Listeria, but reheating to a high enough temperature before eating will kill any germs that may be on these meats. CDC advises people to not […]
As I said yesterday, years of inspection reports leave little doubt that the Boar’s Head plant’s HACCP must have been either non-existent or used for toilet paper. It is hard to wrap your head around how food could be produced in these conditions by this company and under the un watchful gaze of FSIS inspectors. […]
The Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), which was enacted in 1906, includes provisions for criminal sanctions against individuals and entities that violate its regulations. The FMIA aims to ensure that meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions and are humane and safe for consumption. Here are the Inspection Reports in PDF. The FMIA […]
As of October 6, 2006, Friday, 199 persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported to CDC from 26 states. Ultimately, there would be 205 counted with 5 deaths. Among the ill persons, 102 (51%) were hospitalized and 31 (16%) developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). One hundred […]
Years of inspection reports leave little doubt that this plant’s HACCP must have been either non-existent or used for toilet paper. It is hard to wrap your head around how food could be produced in these conditions by this company and under the un watchful gaze of FSIS inspectors. Upton Sinclair must be spinning in […]
Of 57 people with information available, all 57 have been hospitalized Eight deaths have been reported, including one in Illinois, one in New Jersey, one in Virginia, and as of this update one in Florida, one in Tennessee, one in New Mexico, and two in South Carolina. CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several […]
The Flathead City-County Health Department has increased the numbers of those sickened with E. coli O157:H7 for 14 to 22. Illnesses have been reported in Montana residents as well as people who visited Montana over the 4th of July week including Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Florida, Virginia and Canada. On July 25th, FCCHD and DPHHS received confirmatory […]