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 […]
In 2006 Cadbury withdrew a million chocolate bars, which were found to be contaminated with a rare strain of salmonella. Now faced with another recall of its product, Cadbury says it will consider taking action against a manufacturer in China if some of its products are found to be contaminated with the chemical melamine. The […]
The number of confirmed E. coli cases continues to climb in Michigan and Illinois. Numbers from New York, Ohio and Oregon have yet to be counted. At least 39 cases with the same DNA fingerprinting have been identified in five states. In Michigan, some of the cases are at Michigan State University, the University […]
Health officials say at least five Illinois residents were hospitalized after contracting the bacteria between late August and mid-September. A sixth also was infected by E. coli. All reportedly ate iceberg lettuce supplied by Detroit-based Aunt Mid’s Produce Company. Officials say there’s no evidence suggesting grocery store lettuce is affected. Aunt Mid’s says initial results […]
I am catching up on both sleep and US News reports. This morning I read the New York Times summary of the events so far in the Sanlu Fonterra Melamine Baby Formula Disaster – “Despite Warnings, China’s Regulators Failed to Stop Milk,” and the Washington Posts summary – “China’s Tainted-Milk Crisis Grows Despite Official Claims.” […]
Well, I left at 4:00 PM on Saturday from Beijing after a week, landing in Seattle at 12:00 PM on Saturday – don’t ask. While in the air, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began alerting consumers that seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products are being recalled by the Taiwanese company, […]
Although the source of bagged, chopped iceberg lettuce delivered to Aunt Mid’s had yet to be identified. A good guess would be California this time of the year, specifically the Salinas Valley (See growing season data). Aunt Mid’s is ready to point the finger – from its website: The health alert has identified Aunt Mid’s […]
The Michigan Department of Community Health is issuing a public health alert after dozens of cases of E. coli surfaced. It now appears the E. coli outbreak is linked to iceberg lettuce that came from a wholesale distributor. As a precautionary measure, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is issuing a public health alert […]
World-wide, Food safety chiefs have ordered White Rabbit Creamy Candies to be taken off shelves amid fears they may be contaminated with poisonous plastic. Dangerous levels of the melamine substance have been found in the White Rabbit Creamy Candies, sold in Asian and Chinese food stores, and now banned around the world. The toxic […]
Sanlu, now you have done it. Two gorillas, both from Hangzhou Wildlife World in eastern Zhejiang province and aged one and three, had been diagnosed with crystallization in their urine, according Chinese media. The news came with the revelation that Chinese officials, suppressing "bad news" during the Olympic games, had ordered a cover-up of the […]
Well, my talk on why it is NOT a good idea to poison your customers was well attended. I did get a chance to pitch the pros of the civil justice system as a way of giving consumers rights against companies who poison children. I have been invited back to give a series […]
As if Sanlu does not have enough to worry about – A pathogenic bacterium has been found in milk powder that was also contaminated with melamine, according to a report in the Lanzhou Daily. The report said that the Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision in Gansu Province issued an emergency notice on September 21, […]
The Butte County California Public Health Department (BCPHD), announced today the number of identified E. coli O157:H7 cases has grown to 24 and more are probable as the investigation into the outbreak continues. Four have been hospitalized. Six-year-old Olivia Geiger-Titus has developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. She along with 23 other contracted E. coli poisoning at […]
The same genetic strain of E. coli bacteria that sickened students at Michigan State University this month has been linked to at least eight other cases throughout Michigan, including one at the University of Michigan and five at the Lenawee County Jail. The findings have led investigators to believe that the patients all got ill […]
Well, there are several Chinese delegates missing at today’s opening session. However, all of the speakers thus far have all mentioned the ongoing and growing crisis in China infant formula. The numbers still are shocking – 55,000 sickened, 13,000 hospitalized, hundreds with acute kidney failure and four deaths (assuming these numbers are close to accurate). […]
Being in China watching the implosion of its Food Safety system, makes one think that China is the only problem in the food world – far from it. As I have said before, although we need to be concerned about imports, US Corporations still do a great job of poisoning our own citizens. As an […]