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 […]
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises Rhode Islanders that the South Shore Meat packing plant in Brockton has initiated a voluntary recall on certain ground beef products based on confirmed laboratory evidence of the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in leftover ground beef samples obtained from Camp Bournedale in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The ground […]
Below – Linda Rivera and the Rivera family a few months before Linda was stricken with E. coli O157:H7. Below – Linda Rivera and her husband, Richard, in the hospital where Linda has been since May 1, 2009 struggling for her life. To date, medical bills at over $1,500,000. She has lost her job and […]
Although recalls of beef have fallen off a bit in 2009 (only 571,922 pounds) from 2008 (7,083,399 pounds) and 2007 (33,756,142 pounds) (PDF), 2006 was the best year we had seen awhile – 181,900 pounds. Of course this does not account for the over 143,000,000 pounds of beef product recalled due to the Hallmark fiasco. […]
Rhode Island health officials said 15 students from Lincoln Middle School suffered diarrhea after a trip to Camp Bournedale in Cedarville Massachusetts last week. Two of the students tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. Two students were hospitalized for treatment. Rhode Island health officials said the sixth-grade students from Lincoln attended a three-day session at […]
Steve Bjerklie MeatPoultry.com WASHINGTON — The real consequence of the continuing vacancy in the Undersecretary for Food Safety’s post at USDA is that there is no one "with the gravitas of a Senate appointment" to unite the industry, consumer organizations and regulatory agencies into an effort to pursue a plan to improve the safety of […]
Not much really. Last word from US Attorney’s Office on the Peanut Corporation of America Investigation: For Immediate Release February 9, 2009 FBI Atlanta Contact: Special Agent Stephen Emmett (404) 679-6451 FBI To Assist FDA in Ongoing Investigation of the Peanut Corporation of America ATLANTA, GA—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, announces […]
I have been watching the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions food safety hearing this morning by live video. Watching and listening to the Senators’ opening comments gave me hope that S 510 may well pass – and before the end of the year. It would be great to see both the House […]
“Keeping America’s Families Safe: Reforming the Food Safety System” Good morning. Food safety is not a partisan issue – we all want the safest food supply possible. The United States has one of the best food safety systems in the world. But even in the best of systems, there is always room for improvement. The […]
Committee: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Title: Keeping America’s Families Safe: Reforming the Food Safety System Date: Thursday, October 22, 10:00 a.m. Place: SD-430 – Click on picture below to watch live:
According to news reports, the Rhode Island Department of Health was notified Monday of several sixth grade students from Lincoln Middle School with diarrheal illness. The students just returned from Camp Bournedale in nearby Plymouth, Massachusetts which they attended from October 13th through 16th. As of today (October 21), there have been 15 cases of […]
Andrew Zajac of the Los Angeles Times penned what I hope to be correct – “Bill giving FDA new powers to oversee food supply has wide support.” He says, “Industry and public backing — a recent poll showed 90% of voters favor measures similar to those in the legislation — adds up to a "quick […]
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This what I am reading as I board another plane:
An interesting question and one that long needs answering. Thus far I have found a dearth of negative research on the topic. In 2005 the American Meat Institute Petitioned FSIS “To Recognize the Use of E-Beam on Carcasses as a Processing Aid” and attached studies seem clearly to indicate that this is an effective technology […]
The American Meat Institute (AMI) Patrick Boyle was quoted recently: “We are selling a raw product, however, and raw products by their nature may contain harmful bacteria. That’s why we are committed to providing consumers the information that they need to handle and cook ground beef safely.” I like Patrick. I frankly thought our discussion […]