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 […]
I missed Ms. Cole’s presentaion at the AVMA Conference a few weeks ago and just received a copy of her PowerPoint. I really liked the pictures of the cows from the Dee Creek Farm that was linked to an E. coli O157:H7 Raw Milk Outbreak in 2005. Click below to see her presenation:
I have always been a bit amazed at the meat industry and the USDA. In the nearly 17 years of litigating E. coli O157:H7 cases – mostly on behalf of children – I am tired (and a bit disgusted) by the constant din of blaming the consumer. Sometimes the industry goes so far as to […]
My kids have been telling me it for years, but I have always been a bit suspect. However, this morning I was informed that I had been selected by my peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America®" in the specialty of Personal Injury Litigation. According to the website, inclusion […]
The Outbreak On May 12, 2008 the Lawrence County Health Department (LCHD) was notified of a case of HUS in a child with a history of bloody diarrhea. The health care provider reported that the child had consumed unpasteurized goat’s milk obtained from a local store, the Herb Depot, in Barry County, Missouri. The milk […]
Click on above image to see final bill passed from the House, or see my post below.
It is clear that most of the people chattering across the Internet on either side have never read the bill (arguably, many who voted on did not either). Below is a summary as I read the bill. In order to effectively read it, you have the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Chapter IV open to […]
Click to read full test of S. 510. Now that the House passed H.R. 2949 it will run into S. 510 – "A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply." Chief Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard. It has 10 co-sponsors. Last March it was "Read twice […]
Here is the link to the bill that has passed. When introduced in early June, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, which would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act was summarized. It required each food facility to: (1) conduct a hazard analysis; (2) implement preventive controls; and (3) implement a food safety […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing guidance for inspectors to begin conducting routine sampling of bench trim for E. coli O157:H7. Bench trim is the fat and meat trimmed from cuts like steaks and roasts as they are prepared in processing plants. Bench trim is normally […]
According to the Quad-City Times, the total of hepatitis A cases in the Quad-City region has grown by one, and the latest patient lives in Henry County. The Rock Island County Health Department has finished a series of free inoculation clinics to provide protection against the illness. A total of 5,366 doses of either hepatitis […]
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – Salmonellosis. In some states (e.g. Georgia, Maryland), salmonellosis is the most commonly reported cause of enteric disease, and overall it is the second most common bacterial foodborne illness reported (usually slightly less frequent than Campylobacter infection). […]
A confidential settlement was reached this morning on behalf of twelve-year-old Rebecca Gosla, who was sickened in a 2007 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to contaminated ground beef that were manufactured by United Foods. Rebecca’s illness stands apart from most E. coli O157:H7 infections, even for children who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). She was […]
A lawsuit stemming from the recent outbreak of Salmonella illnesses was filed today in the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee against A&R Bar-be-que, LLC. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Memphis father and son by Seattle foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and by John Day of the Tennessee firm Day & […]
Here is the bill that (I think) is to be voted on in about an hour: Click above to download.
Congressman John D. Dingell gave an impassioned speech today on behalf of HR 2749 – The food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. I think it should be renamed the Dingell Bell, errr, Bill. Anyway, the guy is a stud. The vote on the Bill should happen soon. Check out www.foodpoisonjournal.com for the latest. Congressman John […]