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 […]
Well, I get to follow the testimony via the Blackberry’s of two folks sitting in the hearing, the live webcast and Phil Brasher’s Blog – while sitting at my kitchen counter watching the Sun rise. Have not heard much on food safety. I know "Change is on the way." Somewhere between the shower and the ferry […]
As of a few moments ago, 15 more cases of salmonella poisoning in the now nationwide outbreak have been reported, bringing the total to 425 in 43 state with 3 deaths. Nearly 18% of the victims have been hospitalized. Praise to Peanut Corporation Corporation for the Recall. From a Press Release Peanut Corporation of America […]
I should never do slides early because there is always something to add in. Today I added in the recent Salmonella outbreak – what’s next?
Minnesota’s “Team Diarrhea’s” release seems pretty straight forward; we have 30 people sick and most have an epidemiological exposure to King Nut Brand Creamy Peanut Butter, and the peanut butter tested positive for Salmonella Typhimurium, which matches the 30 people and the other 380 in the United States. If it walks and quacks like a […]
The GAO lists Food Safety on Obama’s To Do List – among a few other small things: Many of the urgent policy concerns identified here are critical and time sensitive and require prioritized federal action. They are issues that require a focus from the transition team and new administration because if they are not dealt […]
Three deaths associated with a national salmonella outbreak occurred in Virginia and Minnesota, health officials confirmed today. Two adults in Virginia had salmonella when they died, though it’s not clear that the illness is what killed them, said a spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of Health. Earlier, Minnesota health officials said an elderly woman in […]
I actually seldom take the time to look out the window, but here is this morning’s view of Elliott Bay (nearly brown) from the run-off from the Duwamish River.
In an unusually blunt letter, a group of federal scientists is complaining to the Obama transition team of widespread managerial misconduct in a division of the Food and Drug Administration. "The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the scientific review process for medical devices at the FDA has been corrupted and distorted […]
The CDC reports that 410 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (8), Arkansas (3), California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (6), Georgia (5), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (4), Iowa […]
News Release The Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health today announced that laboratory analyses have confirmed a genetic match between the strains of Salmonella bacteria found in a container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter and the strains of bacteria associated with 30 illnesses in Minnesota and nearly 400 illnesses around the country. MDA […]
I just noticed that this was my 1,700th blog post – I really need a life. Also, click on the camera to see "Salmonella, The Movie." I like rural Georgia, even more so now that Lynchburg, Virginia based Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) said that they actually made the product – 5-pound tubs of peanut butter […]
Minnesota Department of Health announces late Friday that the have linked thirty illnesses ( and a death) to the consumption of King Nut Peanut Butter (and Parnell’s Pride?). There is nothing on the CDC website or other State Health Department sites naming names – yet. On Saturday King Nut and the FDA jointly release a […]
From a Self-serving Press Release: January 10th, 2009 — Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) today expressed its deep concern about the apparent finding of salmonella in a container of one of its products distributed in Minnesota, and its commitment to continue working with U.S. government and independent laboratories on a thorough investigation. PCA is […]
We always expect some politician to solve our food safety problems. Or if we simply better organize the agency’s’ problems, they will fade away. It will not happen. Andy Martin of the New York Times and I talked about his article "Looking to Obama to Bring Logic to Food Safety" I think he wanted to […]