I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
Blue Ocean Sardine Tamban is recalled WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) — The Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Blue Ocean Smoked Indiana Sardine Tamban because of possible contamination. Everlasting Distributors Inc. of Bayonne, N. J., recalled the uncoded 8-ounce packages of frozen Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban because they might be contaminated […]
States with Outbreak-Associated Cases of Salmonella CDC is collaborating with public health officials in Pennsylvania and other state health departments and the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella serotype Schwarzengrund infections in humans. These human illnesses have been linked with dry pet food produced by Mars Petcare US at […]
Well, finally made it back from Australia to Seattle and still a bit jet-lagged. By the way, my middle daughter, Olivia, kept a blog about most of the trip. The link to it is HERE. Or, click on the picture of Olivia and Sydney (the youngest) below. Most photos were taken by Morgan, the oldest.
Several weeks ago we filed a Complaint on behalf of little Sydney and Cole Scheels who became ill with culture-positive Salmonella and were tied specifically to the Veggie Booty Salmonella outbreak. A few days ago we received the defendant Robert’s American Gourmet Food Inc.’s response (it’s Answer) to poisoning my clients (and presumably all the […]
The New York Times reports that China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country’s top agriculture official said. In the People’s Daily, Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai said consumers had no reason to […]
According to the Whidbey News-TIMES, Two Island County residents were among those sickened by an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef. As of today six people in Washington, two people in Oregon and one in Idaho fell ill due to E. coli in late July and the first week of August. The Washington E. […]
Greg Meyer of KLEW Lewiston reported that the E. coli outbreak associated with ground beef has sickened a north Idaho woman, along with people from several other western states. Public health officials urge people to check their refrigerators and freezers for the ground beef that has been identified as causing the illnesses. The ground beef, […]
Kroger Recalls E. coli Potato Salad In case you picked up potato salad for your holiday picnic, you better check the label. Kroger says its recalling its store brand Southern Style and Mustard potato salad because it may be tainted with E coli bacteria. That is after recalls of E. coli tainted hamburger and salmonella […]
Boy, when you get mentioned (well, OK, it only said “that Seattle law firm”) in a defense firm’s PR brochure, you know you have made it. Paul M. Pohl (Mickey), of the Jones Day (2,200 lawyers in 30 offices around the world – must be crowded, we only have six lawyers, but one lawyer per […]
According to CNN, nine people have gotten sick in Washington, Oregon and Idaho from E. coli contaminated beef. Federal and state health officials issued a consumer alert Thursday after nine people were sickened by contaminated beef produced by Interstate Beef of Oregon. The recall is for 41,205 pounds (approximately 20 tons) of beef. As of […]
Carol M. Ostrom of the Seattle Times reported today on the growing problem of E. coli in hamburger in the United States. Over the last several months there have been close to a dozen recalls and nearly 7,000,000 pounds of meat recalled. We have a problem – again. Good thing I am about to get […]
I just finished giving my second of three talks here in Melbourne and just received an email with a link to an article in the WSU Magazine, by Hannelore Sudermann and photography by Bruce Andre and Robert Hubner. Sitting in an internet cafe several thousands of miles away, and a day ahead, is an interesting […]
According to an FDA Press Release of this morning, Metz Fresh has recalled spinach likely contaminated with Salmonella. I actually learned about this at 2:00 AM (Melbourne time). It is nearly a year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 205 illnesses and three deaths associated with consumption of E. coli O157:H7-contaminated […]
Healthinspections.com has found that an Arby’s in Washington State responsible for an outbreak of salmonella poisoning has a history of temperature violations – as do many other Arby’s locations across the country. Full story at: Customers Sick From Eating At Arby’s – Chain Has Many Repeat Violations It’s the second time in less than a […]
In an all too common warning, Marisa Lagos of the San Fransisco Chronicle, warns customers at a San Jose Jamba Juice to seek medical attention. This all could have been avoided if Jamba Juice had required all employees to have Hepatitis A shots, BEFORE they worked. Customers at a Jamba Juice in San Jose may […]