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 […]
John Munsell, known to the readers of Mother Jones as – “Meatpacking Maverick – Montana meatpacker John Munsell’s against-the-odds struggle for improved food safety” – by Michael Scherer, and to the readers of Marler Blog, one of its most consistent commentators. John is an unlikely American Hero. I met John – well talked to him […]
After inspecting the Danville Plant on 06/18/2009(Thu), 06/19/2009(Fri), 06/22/2009(Mon), 06/23/2009(Tue), 06/24/2009(Wed), 06/25/2009(Thu), 06/26/2009(Fri), 07/07/2009(Tue), 07/08/2009(Wed), and 07/09/2009(Thu), the FDA posts a 1, yes, 1 page "483" online last night, or early this morning – yes, even I sleep sometimes. Here are the 2, yes, 2 Observations. Looks like I am heading to Danville soon. OBSERVATION […]
From a Nestle’s Press Release: On June 29, 2009, the FDA confirmed evidence of E. coli O157:H7 in a retained production sample of 16.5 oz. Nestle Toll House refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough bar. The product has a day code of 9041 and a "Best before 10 JUN 2009" notation. "We are very concerned about […]
I know, I know, a trial lawyer who reads the Wall Street Journal? Yes, a bit counter-intuitive, but you have to love Bill Tomson’s article today – “U.S. Beef Safety Plan Languishes Amid New Illnesses,” and getting some juicy quotes by an “R” I admire, Richard “Dick” Raymond. Now retired, but until last October, USDA […]
According to the Chaffee County Public Health Department, two children in Salida were recently diagnosed with Escherichia coli (E. coli) and at least three others have reported symptoms that could indicate the illness. Chaffee County Public Health Department personnel are working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to investigate the cluster of […]
I spent the morning on the phone with two young fathers whose children are both victims of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome caused by E. coli O157:H7 that has been linked by the CDC to Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough. One child, an 8-year-old from Michigan has been hospitalized for nearly a week and has received at […]
I have been asked to present a short overview of legal implications of Raw Milk this Sunday at the AVMA Convention here in Seattle. Below is the outline. There will be one video too. I also have been asked to re-post my literature review on the Pros and Cons of Raw Milk. I am also posting […]
Mr. E. coli (aka Brian Hartman) once again scoops all in the ongoing Cookie Dough caper. Here is part of his story: Federal investigators have linked at least three different kinds of E. coli to Nestle’s cookie dough but remain stumped about how the bacteria got into the product, ABC News has learned. The U.S. […]
The CDC says 72 persons infected with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 with a particular DNA fingerprint have been reported from 30 states. Of these, 51 have been confirmed by an advanced DNA test as having the outbreak strain; these confirmatory test results are pending on the others. The number of ill persons identified […]
OK, so the CDC likely would not even recognize that they know me or that what I do is useful, but I must say, this post (unauthorized here) on the CDC Blog is perhaps the best explanation of why we need a CDC and Epidemiologists. Plus the author is kinda hot – for a Doctor. Here […]
On the eve of the July 4th weekend, The Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) released a press release that it was: “currently investigating a cluster of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) cases associated with exposure to E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. E. Coli can cause intestinal infection resulting in severe bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. In […]
I was watching again this morning the Vice President and Secretaries Vilsack and Sebelius talking about the Food Safety Working Group as I was responding to emails from people concerned about yet another recall of a staple food product. This time the Plainview Milk Products Cooperative Salmonella Recall. According to the FDA, Plain is voluntarily […]
Damn, great to see the ABA is finally paying attention to my blog – errr, blawg Perhaps I’ll make it into the Top 100 this year?
CDC acts to expedite foodborne data sharing Such single-point reporting may be a weakness of the new system, because it cannot establish trends in the way that multi-year analyses do, said prominent food-safety attorney Bill Marler of Seattle. "It you looked just at 2006, you would think that produce is a terrible risk, but in […]