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 […]
Mark Johnson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted last night on the online edition that now “five people in Wisconsin have been infected with E. coli O157:H7, three of whom consumed beef at the same event in the Milwaukee area in mid- or late September, according to the Milwaukee Health Department. The Cargill patties were […]
Six year old Sidney Jacobi remains on dialysis, in lots of pain WAVE Shayla Reaves reported that the E. coli outbreak at Galena Elementary School in Indiana continues to cause major problems for some of the kids who were infected. A 6-year-old girl is now on dialysis, and has been in the hospital for weeks. […]
According to the CDC, 32 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been identified with PFGE patterns that match at least one of the patterns of E. coli strains found in Topp’s brand frozen ground beef patties. Ill persons reside in 8 states – Connecticut (2), Florida (1), Indiana (1), Maine (1), New Jersey (7), […]
According to Milwaukee AP, Wisconsin Woman Tests Positive For E. Coli Infection, an 18-year-old Milwaukee County woman tested positive for the same strain of bacteria that sickened four Minnesota children last week, the state Department of Health and Family Services said Monday. The E. coli strain, O157:H7, is identical to the one linked to ground-beef […]
Salmonella typhimurium is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis. The genus Salmonella contains over 2,000 sero-species and is one of the most important pathogens in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is the among the most common Salmonella serovars causing Salmonellosis infections in the US. In humans, Salmonellosis causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps […]
It will be busy week at Marler Clark judging from the phone calls and email traffic over the weekend. We expect to file additional lawsuits against Cargill and Topps on behalf of families of children sickened by E. coli from the recall of 23,000,000 pounds of frozen hamburger. We will also be doing testing on […]
The below Timeline is directly from the transcript of the Press Conference held by the USDA/FSIS on October 4, 2007. Some questions that need to be answered: 1. When did Topps know that there was a possible E. coli O157:H7 illness tied to its product? Given that USDA/FSIS was testing Topps product by September 7, […]
It was a bit cold and rainy on Bainbridge Island today as I watched my eight-year-old daughter, Sydney’s, soccer game. You see at 50 I don’t feel old – my wife is younger and my three daughters are very young. So, I was a bit disturbed that the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) would […]
CLASS I RECALL – HEALTH RISK: HIGH Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation is voluntarily recalling approximately 845,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties produced at its Butler, Wis., location because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. We have been contacted by the […]
William D. Marler Op-ed Dr. Richard Raymond, Under Secretary for Food Safety at the USDA/FSIS told us last week: “our meat supply is the safest in the world.” This when in the past days Topps, a company in operation for nearly 70 years closes its doors and recalls 21 million pounds of ground meat after […]
CDC Investigators compared the “DNA fingerprints” patterns of E. coli O157 strains found in ground beef with “DNA fingerprints” patterns of E. coli O157 strains isolated from ill persons. As of 12 PM (ET) October 5, 2007, 32 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been identified with PFGE patterns that match at least one […]
In the category – "when it rains it pours," the Minnesota Department of Health announced today that four E. coli O157:H7 cases linked to frozen ground beef patties purchased at Sam’s Club stores in August and September. According to the Departments Press Release: State health and agriculture officials are investigating four cases of E. coli […]
Not surprisingly, Jeff Gold of AP reported this morning: Topps closes 6 days after the second-largest U.S. beef recall The company at the center of the nation’s second-largest beef recall in U.S. history is closing its doors. Elizabeth-based Topps Meat Company, which was founded in 1940, has recalled almost 22 (M) million pounds of its […]
Kiawana Rich of the Staten Island Advance reported that Robert Bloom, 19, of Willowbrook and Brianna DiMartini, 12, of Great Kills both were sickened after eating hamburger from Topps. In addition, the New York Health Department confirmed that Brianna’s mom, Allison, also was hit by E. coli poisoning, One wonders if Topps will make it?
Dr. Richard Raymond, Under Secretary for Food Safety, FSIS is the fellow in charge with keeping cow poop out of your hamburger. However, press reports today seems to indicate that the good Doctor was asleep at the switch (knew for 18 days before they told anyone), or perhaps too busy telling us all that “the […]