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 […]
CDC now reports 683 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 46 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (13), Arkansas (6), California (76), Colorado (17), Connecticut (11), Florida (1), Georgia (6), Hawaii (6), Idaho (17), Illinois (11), Indiana (10), […]
About 50 cases from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and South Dakota have been linked to the outbreak, according to a recent press release from the South Dakota Department of Health. Nebraska has identified 15 ill. South Dakota has identified five cases from five of its southeastern counties and that more cases were pending. Iowa’s Department […]
Well, according to my friends in Louisiana, it is at your local Target.
When it comes to inspecting the thousands of food manufacturing facilities in our increasingly complex and intertwined food supply, some argue that we need more actual governmental audits while others argue that private, third-party audits are the way to go. In the Peanut Corporation of America, Kellogg and King Nut Salmonella Outbreak, audits – government […]
Some 400 people have fallen ill after eating at world-renowned restaurant The Fat Duck, which was temporarily closed last month due to a food poisoning scare, officials said on Friday. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the number of cases reported at top chef Heston Blumenthal’s eatery had grown after media coverage of the outbreak. […]
According to the Spokane Newspaper, Washington State health investigators are still attempting to solve several cases of food-borne infections that have caused several pregnant women to lose their babies since January. They suspect the women in Yakima, Klickitat and King counties ate unpasteurized cheese that was contaminated with listeria bacteria. Listeria is often found in […]
Someone emailed me the link to www.peanutbutterlovers.com (website for everything) and a note that March is National Peanut Month – “a time to celebrate one of America’s favorite foods.” According to the site, “National Peanut Month had its beginnings as National Peanut Week in 1941. It was expanded to a month-long celebration in 1974.” The […]
According to Bankruptcy filings, Peanut Corporation of America has nearly $11.4 million in assets and debts of $4.8 million. The only real estate listed in the documents was the company’s plant in Blakely, Georgia. It was valued at $2 million, with a $1 million lien. The company also listed $2 million worth of equipment at […]
As I recently wrote in JURIST: "China’s recently enacted "Food Safety Law" is, at least on paper, a significant leap forward in terms of proactive food safety measures designed to prevent crises before they happen. Provisions contained in the Law, such as creating a system to recall problem products, nationwide standards for allowable additives, and creating […]
With each new outbreak of foodborne illness, my colleagues and I go to bat for a new round of sick people – mostly kids and senior citizens. At the same time, we brace ourselves for the familiar rant: We are the blood-sucking ambulance chasers who impose crippling legal costs on honest companies that have made […]
Salmonella Outbreak in Nebraska Source Identified Lincoln—The number of salmonella cases in eastern Nebraska initially detected last week has increased, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. So far, there are approximately 14 lab-confirmed cases, with 4 considered probable ones and an additional 8 to 10 suspect cases indentified on the basis […]
Weeks ago the Washington Post wrote: “A sun-faded banner with a picture of a squirrel hangs nearby from Parnell’s [Peanut Corporation of America’s President’s] house reading "Welcome to the Nut House.’” According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the sign may soon read “Welcome to the Big House.” As I said: “In 15 years of litigating […]
Chinese lawmakers last week passed new food-safety laws meant to tighten supervision of manufacturers and impose tougher penalties on those who make bad products, as the government seeks to restore public confidence after a spate of problems with tainted food. The new law requires: 1. A system to recall problem products; 2. The enforcement of […]