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 Food Safety Bill is being debated on Capitol Hill as I write this post. Hopefully the human cost of foodborne illness will weigh on our Representatives’ minds as they vote. The folks below have been involved. They have visited Washington DC, met with members and have testified. Lindsey Jennings (below, center) was a healthy […]
Congress, I have not much to say about this, except:
In 2002, in the middle of the recall of 21,000,000 pounds of E. coli O157:H7-tainted ConAgra beef that sickened 50 Americans and killed one grandmother, I wrote an Op-Ed saying that it was time to “put me out of business.” People generally hate trial lawyers like me, and I said that the best way to […]
Here is the Obama Administration’s position: The Administration strongly supports House passage of H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. The legislation includes many of the recommendations of the President’s Food Safety Working Group and focuses on key Administration goals by prioritizing prevention, strengthening surveillance and enforcement, and improving response and recovery. This […]
The incubation period (time from exposure to onset of symptoms) is 15-50 days, with an average of 30 days. Thus far at least 25 people have contracted Hepatitis A and over 10,000 or more were exposed. 5,000 have received IG or Hepatitis A vaccines to hopefully prevent illness onset. It appears the second Ill McDonald’s […]
The first lawsuit on behalf of a customer sickened in the Milan McDonald’s outbreak was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County. The lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First Street in Milan, IL, by […]
Once again contaminated food products are shipped to US grocery stores and consumers become ill. The US pubic continues to be the "canary in the coal mine." As FSIS reports: As a result of an ongoing investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 associated with ground beef products, the Colorado Department of Public Health […]
According to the Quad-City Times, the number of people who have contracted Hepatitis A in the Quad-City region has grown to 23 confirmed cases – 2 of who are in Iowa. The 21Illinois Hepatitis A cases are in Rock Island, Henry, Mercer and Warren counties, as well as one in Woodford County The cases are […]
From a Company Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2009 Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform consumers of this […]
I am so glad Al Gore (or whomever) invented the internet. I can not tell you how many emails I get from former employees or whistle-blowers. Here is one I received a few days ago: “Mr. Marler: I was an employee at the ________________ plant and was told that they had a power outage and uncooked […]
My daughter is 17 and took a partime job busing tables as a local restaurant. Can you imagine being a parent and urging your kid to get a Summer job at McDonald’s? Here is an email I received tonight: My son Dillon is 16 and had to be hospitalized because he caught Hepatitis A after […]
A fast food worker at the Milan Illinois McDonald’s tested positive for Hepatitis A back in mid-June, more than three weeks before the case was reported to county and state health officials. Cheryl Schram is going public tonight about who she says she told and when. It is going to be interesting to see what […]
Case No. 09 L 0089 – Judge Vandewiele
Ten Thousand People May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A at Milan Restaurant A class action lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First Street in Milan, Illinois. Marler Clark, […]
Thousands of people are lining up in southern Illinois to receive Immunoglobulin (IG or Immune Globulin or Gamma Globulin) shots. IG is pooled/plasma-containing antibodies against a number of diseases like measles, rubella, varicella, and Hepatitis A. For protection against Hepatitis A after exposure, it must be given within two weeks of exposure and should be […]