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 […]
From the GAO: Over the past few years, several food recalls, such as for beef and peanut products, have affected schools. It is especially important that recalls affecting schools be carried out efficiently and effectively because young children have a higher risk of complications from food-borne illnesses. GAO was asked to determine how federal agencies […]
The other evening when the President was pitching his health legislation, his biggest ovation – from both sides – came when he threw medical malpractice trial lawyers under the bus in an effort to get a few republican votes. It was not much of a surprise. Lawyers have been hated throughout the ages. In Shakespeare’s […]
Experts from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) said 33 of 102 samples were likely to contain the O157:H7 strain of the infection. This included samples from Lambs, pigs, goats, cattle, ponies and rabbit droppings at a Surrey farm at the centre of an E. coli outbreak. During its visit to Godstone Farm scientists found two […]
It has been a great first week at Food Safety News. Hopefully we are covering stories that the larger media is not and in a way that is helpful. If some of my readers here on Marler Blog have story ideas and/or want to write a contributed article on FSN, please click here. Here are […]
My 10 year old daughter’s soccer team, the "butt kickers," lost 5 to 0 today. Still was fun to watch.
This coming week we will be filing suit against Country Cottage Restaurant and its owners on behalf of a dozen seriously injured victims of this outbreak. Combined, our clients’ medical bills are over $1,000,000 to date. Kim Archer of the Tulsa World has done a great job of recalling the horrors of the United States’ […]
Spending most of the week in DC gave me a chance to promote and get feedback on the now six day old online publication – www.foodsafetynews.com. So far, so good. Not only are we able to highlight some of the best sources of Food Safety information on the web – like Bites and Barfblog – […]
The California Department of Public Health warned consumers not to eat “Queen Victoria” and “Tubby” bunched spinach because they may be contaminated with salmonella, which can cause serious illness. The 12-count and 24-count spinach bunches were bound with a twist tie which says “PLU 4090 UPC 33383-65200.” The twist tie associated with the “Queen Victoria” […]
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Senator Harry Reid, majority leader of Senate, reached out by letter to my clients, the Rivera’s, of Las Vegas. Linda Rivera is one of 80 sickened by E. coli O157:H7-tainted Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough. She has struggled with her illness since May 1. She has lost her large intestine, gall bladder, and has been […]
I must admit I like Washington DC. Every time I get here I seem to pack much in, because there is always so much to do. I had a full day today and will be on the Hill all Friday pitching food safety. I started out the morning with a presentation to the American Insurance […]
The ongoing problems in the US led the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC ) to publish recommendations for reducing the risk of transmitting E. coli and other human pathogens at animal exhibits. In the wake of devastating E. coli outbreaks, several states including Pennsylvania and North Carolina have enacted laws requiring similar precautions. Yet […]
A little over a year ago, I hosted a fund-raiser for Cy’s run for Manhattan District Attorney. It was a bit of the “who’s who” of the Seattle legal community – primarily white-collar criminal types (that being the lawyers for those criminals). It was what you would expect from a Cy event – a […]
According to press reports, eleven children and two adults came down with E. coli days after visiting the petting zoo at the Pacific National Exhibition this summer. A spokesman for B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver confirmed Tuesday three of the 13 cases were serious enough to warrant hospital care. One child remained in hospital Tuesday […]
Professor Donna M. Byrne of William Mitchell College of Law gave us a “shout out” about Food Safety News today: Kudos to Marler Clark for launching a promising and informative new website. Food Safety News is a news site rather than a blog (Bill Marler’s MarlerBlog is still going strong too). The site has reporters […]