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 is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an ongoing multistate outbreak of human infections due to Salmonella serotype Typhimurium. As of Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 388 persons infected […]
Surely within the next few days will come the announcement that the CDC, local and state health departments, the FDA, USDA and FSIS have narrowed in on the source of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak – right now it is down to chicken, eggs or cheese – or will they? Why has it taken three months […]
Now, that is a mouthful. It is a cold and rainy day in Seattle and I had some time to catch up on some of my reading and stumbled upon FSIS notice 05-09. What was most fascinating was the honesty: I. PURPOSE E. coli O157:H7 is hazard that establishments that receive, grind, or otherwise process […]
The CDC reports that an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning has made 388 people sick across 42 states, sending 18 percent of them to the hospital, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is trying to trace the source of the outbreak, which began in September. The Department […]
Patrick Cudahy, a Cudahy, Wisc., firm, is recalling approximately 3,590 pounds of bacon bit products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The following products are subject to recall: * 10-pound cases of "Golden Crisp APPLEWOOD SMOKED PRECOOKED BACON TOPPINGS." The products bear […]
A multi-state investigation with over two dozen states and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has yet to identify the source of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium. Cases, some of which date back to October 2008, match each other by their DNA fingerprint (PFGE) and appear to have a common origin, the CDC […]
In somewhat of a surprise, but brilliant appointment, Obama has tapped Sanjay Gupta as U.S. Surgeon General. When I was “hangin’ with Sajay” during the filming of “Danger-Poisoned Food,” I was impressed with his smarts, savvy and good sense of humor – all qualities that he can well use in dealing with the “Body America.”
You can’t even trust Bambi anymore. Doug Powell, from Barfblog, emailed me the story of a young girl who suffered HUS after contracting an E. coli infection from handling deer meat. Beverly said the only other thing she could think of was that her husband, Red, had shot a deer the Friday after Thanksgiving. She […]
Between snowstorms here in Seattle, I worked on my presentation to the GMA Food Claims and Litigation Conference – Palm Springs in February sounds very nice.
In the "blog-o-sphere" a lot of heat, but not much light is generated in the "foodie space" talking passionately about these issues. Here are several articles that have been posted on Marler Blog over the last year. I hope they are helpful in a lighter debate. Grass-Fed vs Grain-Fed Beef and the Holy Grail: A […]
Foreign Press announced today that Chinese police detained the father of a child sickened by tainted milk apparently to prevent him and other parents from holding a news conference to complain that proposed compensation for their ill children is too low, a lawyer said Friday. The news conference, scheduled for Friday, was called off after […]
Eating fresh cheese at a fair in Kansas was the only recent exposure associated with illness. Of 101 persons who ate the cheese, 66 percent became ill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said. On October 26, 2007, a family health clinic nurse informed the Kansas Department of Health […]
"According to the latest news reports, the 22 companies implicated in the Chinese powdered milk crisis are likely to pay 1.1 billion yuan ($160 million) in compensation to the families of the over 294,000 children sickened by tainted milk products. The reports indicate that the compensation will range from 2,000 yuan ($290) for children who […]
Our food supply seems so challenged, that it was hard to narrow it down to only 10. 1. Globalization: More international recalls and outbreaks due to expanding globalalization of the food supply and the challenges of oversight/infrastructure in developing countries. International challenges probably deserve a list of their own, but in the mean time, this […]
AP and the Haphazard Gourmet Girls report that the companies whose tainted milk products sickened nearly 300,000 children and were blamed in the deaths of six will likely pay 1.1 billion yuan ($160 million) in compensation to victims’ families. Details of the compensation plan came shortly after trials began for 15 people on charges related […]