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 […]
Richard L. Cupp, Jr.’s article, Moving Beyond Animal Rights: A Legal/Contractualist Critique 46 San Diego Law Review 27 (2009), was chosen for the award. Cupp’s article critiques the analogy made by some animal rights theorists between granting rights to animals and granting rights to corporations and to mentally incapable humans. The article documents the rapid […]
Dan Mitchell of Slate’s “Daily Bread” wrote this morning "Lawyers Launch Food Safety News Site:" Marler Clark, perhaps the best-known law firm involved in food-safety litigation, has launched a news site that the firm describes as "a daily Web-based newspaper dedicated to reporting on issues surrounding food safety." Bill Marler, the firm’s managing partner, will […]
Which multi-billion dollar company raised this defense in response to a recent lawsuit where the consumer ate its product? Under what circumstances should a consumer be held responsible when the purchased food product contains a bacteria or virus? Should the parent? Should the child?
On the third anniversary of the Dole Spinach E. coli outbreak, once again Lynne Terry of The Oregonian and Bill Keene super, senior epidemiologist, break yet another food poisoning story. This time, according to Ms. Terry, “[f]ederal and state health authorities are investigating a salmonella outbreak that peaked in Oregon in August.” According to Dr. […]
So, goes to figure, we launch: And, the government launches:
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Over the last years I have tried to bring some level of rationality to the debate over the consumption of raw milk. I first published on my blog a summary of the findings of my review of peer-reviewed literature on the topic of the "pros" of the consumption of raw milk. Here is the Weston […]
Muranaka Farm Inc. is recalling 1,005 cases of parsley distributed in 10 states, including Illinois, because it may be contaminated with salmonella. The Moorpark, Calif., company says it’s voluntarily recalling cases of 60-count fresh bunched parsley, lot code 0023909, after sampling conducted in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration showed bacteria. Thirty cases of […]
Windsor Foods, a Riverside, California, establishment, is recalling approximately 2,268 pounds of beef and bean burrito products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The following products are subject to recall: * 18-pound bulk cases containing individually wrapped "BUTCHER BOY RED CHILE BEEF […]
Had a great chat with Evan Kleiman of KCRW Radio a few weeks ago. I am about 8:22 into the podcast – click below:
Lately it seems I seldom have time to unpack, less alone prepare for another speech. However, I am looking forward to this DC trip. I still believe that insurance companies have the ability to positively influence food manufacturers through auditing before issuing a policy and in giving incentives to those manufacturers that adopt food safety […]
It is not live yet, but by Monday we should have all the "bugs" worked out. Our goal here is to have a place were "all the news fit to eat" can be found along with all the best information about recalls, new technology and politics. We will have contributors from government, industry, universities and […]
Several months after the Peanut Corporation of America forced the recall of over 4,000 different peanut products from some 200 companies, another company announced a recall on the FDA Website. Kilwin’s Quality Confections, Inc. of Petoskey, MI, is recalling all of our 7 ounce packages of chocolate-covered peanuts, and bulk chocolate-covered peanuts, sold in our […]
My 10-year-old daughter, Sydney and I were almost packed for the Conference at the end of the month when it was canceled due to the 60th Anniversary of the revolution. We are looking forward to attending the Conference on its new dates on November 4 and 5. I am going to also speak at a […]
A picture is worth multiple, multiple, millions of words: I spent the day today being feted at the University of Arkansas School of Law and meeting with Tysons and Wal-Wart. Linda, her parents, her husband and six kids spent the day watching Linda being admitted into another ICU, again. It is unlikely she will survive the […]