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 am looking forward to the Hearing in the morning. So is the Subcommittee if the letter to Mr. Parnell is an example. I may be allowed to submit written testimony in the morning. Click on below to see overview of Hearing:
In addition to the first filed case against Peanut Corporation of America and Kellogg (Meunier) we filed on the 20th of January, yesterday we filed the following in Georgia Federal Court. Bryson Trone is a three year old resident of California. He consumed "Austin" brand peanut butter crackers on multiple occasions on or around December […]
Well, I am sure I am breaching some sort of national security something or another, staying here at the Hay Adams Hotel across the street from Lafayette Park. But, I could not help but think about the one thing that binds us all together as Americans – for or against the "bail out" or not – […]
I was reading Michael Moss’s article in the New York Times a few moments ago, “Safety Net Missed Problems at Peanut Plant,” and I was struck by the quote below as I am about to leave for Washington DC in the morning: David Marshall’s wife testified before Congress in 2007 after his mother, Mora Lou […]
“Never confuse movement for action.” Ernest Hemingway As this multi-part series on FDA’s new rule approving commercial irradiation of fresh iceberg lettuce and fresh spinach comes to its conclusion, it is important to ask if and how this movement by the regulatory agency can be translated into action by industry and consumers to promote public […]
John Sepulvado – National Public Radio – Weekend Edition Sunday, February 8, 2009 · As a result of the salmonella outbreak at a Georgia peanut plant, state officials are drafting a bill that would require food processors to report self tests. If Georgia passes the law, it could be among the strictest in the nation.
Lets get this straight, Peanut Corporation of America’s Salmonella-tainted peanut butter products, according to the CDC, have sickened 575 in 43 States and Canada with nearly 150 hospitalized and eight deaths. Salmonella has been found in cans of King Nut peanut butter and in Kellogg crackers linked to the PCA plant. Salmonella has been found […]
At least 20 people have been infected with E. coli O157:H7 in Colorado, and that number is expected to grow. The illnesses have been linked to the National Western Stock Show, held in Denver in January. 16 of the 20 sickened attended the show, and investigators are trying to determine the infection vehicle – food, […]
The Food and Drug Administration had initially said Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) retested products after getting an initial positive result for Salmonella. The FDA and PCA said the company shipped the goods after follow-up tests came back negative. Today, the FDA amended the "483" and said the company sent out peanut butter, chopped peanuts […]
"He’s not quite the assassin in Armani that many in our business wish him to be." Cattlenetworks – Chuck Jolley I called Marler to ask a few pointed questions. You’ll find just two themes in this interview. (1) What the hell is going on? And (2) What will be the effects on the cattle industry. […]
The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (12), Arkansas (5), California (74), Colorado (13), Connecticut (9), Georgia (6), Hawaii (4), Idaho (15), Illinois (6), Indiana (7), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (47), Michigan (30), Minnesota (36), Missouri (12), Mississippi (6), Nebraska […]
By Ann Bagel Storck on 2/6/2009 As buzz abounds around who will be the next under secretary of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Bill Marler’s name frequently has been part of the conversation. The Seattle-based attorney, managing partner at Marler Clark LLP, is best known for his food-borne illness cases, but he also speaks […]
Salmonella Contamination Hearing Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 10:00 a.m. February 11, 2009 2123 Rayburn House Office Building I have been asked to bring some clients from the recent Salmonella outbreak to Washington DC to give the Subcommittee a flavor of what it is like for your child to eat peanut butter and watch your […]
Thursday, February 05 2009, 10:00am – 12:00pm Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Examination of Federal Food Safety Oversight in the Wake of Peanut Products Recall Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: 216 Hart Senate Office Building Panel I Dr. Stephen Sundlof Director, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food […]
I am looking forward to sending subpoeans to the "food safety" auditors of Peanut Corporation of America. Again, save those documents all. For weeks now, I have been hammering on all involved in this outbreak for full disclosure and transparency. Now, bit, by painful bit, the facts are slowly coming out. The sixth item on […]