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 […]
On January 8, the FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network released its first annual report summarizing the investigations of foodborne outbreaks and adverse events in FDA-regulated human foods for the 2022 calendar year. In 2022, CORE evaluated 65 incidents, responded to 28 and issued advisories for 11. These numbers show a slight increase from 2021 […]
Parents are understandably angry at a company – someone in the cinnamon supply chain – would intentionally add significant about of dangerous metals that would eventually end up in the bodies of U.S. children. As I said to the USA Today – Yesterday: “I have never seen chromium being found in foods before, but we […]
As of January 3, 2024, 24 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 14 states – Arizona 1, Connecticut 1, Illinois 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Nebraska 1, New Jersey 1, New York 1, Ohio 11, Texas 1, Utah 1, Vermont 1, Washington 1, Wisconsin 1. Illnesses started on dates ranging from […]
From the FDA: As of January 2, 2024, FDA has not received any new complaints/reports of adverse events potentially linked to recalled product. To date, confirmed complainants, or people for whom a complaint or adverse event was submitted and met FDA’s complainant definition, are between zero and 53 years of age and the median age […]
Here is what the FDA is looking at: Here is what the FSIS is looking at:
The sad thing about doing this kind of work for over 30 years is that my memory still functions and I recall too much. On New Years Eve Day, FSIS push out the following recall notice: Valley Meats, LLC, a Coal Valley, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,768 pounds of raw ground beef products that […]
Marler Clark has been retained to help dozens of victims. To date 466 sick, 190 hospitalized with 10 deaths – these numbers will rise this week after CDC updates case count. Hardest hit are children under 5 and adults over 65. Trufresh began this recall after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) determined that Malichita […]
According to news reports, a person has died in Scotland after falling ill with E coli O145, in what appears to be the first death linked to an outbreak that has affected at least 30 people. The UK Health Security Agency said the death “has been associated with this outbreak” and added later that it occurred in Scotland but was unable to […]
According to Food Safety News, the number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow, and some adults are now reported in the outbreak. The outbreak has been traced to three brands of cinnamon applesauce: Wanabana, Schnucks, and Weis. Astrofoods produced all three in Ecuador and used […]
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Huffpost reports, It’s the holidays, so break out the eggnog. It’s festive, luscious, creamy, sweet, sometimes spiked … and possibly teeming with pathogens. “Raw eggs are the biggest risk because you have a danger of getting salmonella,” said Bill Marler, a food safety litigator (you might recognize him from the documentary, “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your […]
Unfortunately, the United States number will likely increase this coming week after the Holiday break. Marler Clark has been in the lead for all the Cantaloupe Outbreaks Lawsuits over the last decades. Here is a sampling: As of December 22, there have been 164 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella Soahanina, Sundsvall and Oranienburg illness linked to […]
I have been doing this kind of work for over 30 years and I seldom have seen such a detailed report as this done in any outbreak. Kudos to the folks at McHenry County and others involved in the investigation. Below are the bullet points – full report can be found HERE. We do represent several […]
Canada:164 lab confirmed cases with 61 hospitalized with 7 deaths. (as of December 22) United States: 302 lab confirmed cases with 129 hospitalized with 4 deaths. (as of December 14) According to health officials, only a small proportion of all Salmonella infections are diagnosed and reported to health departments. It is estimated that for every reported case, […]
As of December 22, there have been 164 laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella Soahanina, Sundsvall and Oranienburg illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (18), Alberta (4), Ontario (21), Quebec (111), Prince Edward Island (2), New Brunswick (2), Nova Scotia (4) and Newfoundland and Labrador (2). Additional Salmonella infections are under investigation […]