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 […]
Stephen J. Hedges of the Washington Bureau of the Chicago Tribune broke a very disturbing story this evening that is unfortunately far to common – the USDA and FSIS are more concerned about pleasing the Corporations they are supposed to inspect than in protecting the public from a known danger and deadly killer – E. […]
Several state health departments, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. On September 29, USDA issued a notice about a recall of 21.7 millions pounds of frozen ground beef patties. Health officials in several states who were investigating […]
As the U.S. media generally is focused on the Topps E. coli recall, Dick Kaukas, reporter for the Courier Journal has become “Mr. E. coli” over the last week covering what is arguably a far more tragic story. Floyd County confirms two more E. coli cases – 10 now linked to outbreak at school As […]
Erin Billups of Capital News 9 did a great interview of our clients last night. The full interview and video can be found by clicking on the logo above. Some of the best quotes are below: “It was a typical, last day of summer camp — water balloons, face painting, cheeseburgers and hot dogs. Didn’t […]
UPI International has continued to follow the story of the second largest meat recall in U.S. history. U.S. experts said the recall of frozen hamburger meat that may have been contaminated by E. coli is likely to create concerns of rising E. coli outbreaks. Last week’s recall of 21.7 million pounds of Topps Meat frozen […]
Staten Island Advance reported this morning: Parents: Tainted hamburger sickened our daughter A 12-year-old Great Kills girl has been hospitalized on Staten Island for E. coli poisoning and her parents are convinced she became sick after eating a helping of recalled hamburger meat. Brianna DiMartini, 12, is in the pediatric intensive care unit of Staten […]
Peter Lattman – who blogs more than I do is at it again: E. coli Outbreak Inspires Vanity-Plate Naming Contest The nation’s meat supply is “the safest in the world,” a U.S. agriculture official said today, seeking to reassure consumers following the recall of 21.7 million pounds of ground beef by Topps Meat that may […]
Elizabeth Weise and Steve Sternberg of USA TODAY wrote a few moments ago: Company Expands Hamburger Recall Topps Meat Company has expanded a recall of frozen hamburgers to 21.7 million pounds of patties because they may be contaminated with a deadly type of E. coli, making it the second-largest ground beef recall in U.S. history. […]
Impero Food and Meats, Inc. is voluntarily recalling about 65 pounds of ground beef products because it may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The company’s president said the meat was distributed to five pizza restaurants in the Maryland area. The company also says the E. coli was found through routine sampling. Impero Food & […]
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and E. coli attorney, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark, has been contacted by five victims of the E. coli outbreak traced to the Topps 21,700,000 pound hamburger recall, called today on Topps to pay the medical bills and lost wages of all individuals who became ill with E. coli […]
Earlier this year J. Patrick Boyle, President and Chief Executive of the American Meat Institute, wrote in part in the New York Times: “Since 1999, the incidence of E. coli in ground beef samples tested by the Agriculture Department has declined by 80 percent to a fraction of a percent, a level once thought impossible.” […]
In June in an Op-ed I warned about the increasing recalls and illnesses tied to E. coli-tainted hamburger and red meat. Now, according to a press release by Topps: Topps Meat Company LLC, located in Elizabeth, NJ, has voluntarily expanded its recall announced on September 25 to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products […]
The Associated Press and the Belleville Press Democrat have continued to cover eight cases of E. coli infection reported over the past two weeks in Eastern Illinois. Two people have reported ill in Coles County, about 40 miles south of Champaign, and six cases were reported in nearby Effingham County, health officials said. In Effingham […]
Health officials suspect another Eight Matthew Ralph of the News and Tribune has continued to follow this story: The number of laboratory-confirmed E. coli cases has reached eight with another eight suspected all from the same group of cases linked to Galena Elementary, health officials said Friday. Dr. Tom Harris, Floyd County health officer, said […]
MSNBC and AP reports: USDA finds that Topps’ plant has inadequate safety measures Federal inspectors said Friday that they suspended the grinding of raw products at the Topps Meat Co. after finding inadequate safety measures at the plant, which is being investigated because of E. coli bacteria-tainted hamburgers that may have sickened 25 people. U.S. […]