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 […]
The U.S. government has the authority to bar meat companies from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court has ruled. The Department of Agriculture’s failure to test more than a fraction of cows for the brain-wasting disease prompted one meat company to announce that it would test all of its bovines, […]
I am off to China to the International Food Safety & Quality Conference and Expo in a few weeks. I am proud to be the lead sponsor of the event and am glad that I was able to convince our former Governor, Gary Locke, to attend as well. China will become over the coming decades an […]
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports today that at least 176 persons have become ill as a result of the E. coli O111 outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma. Cases include 128 adults and 48 children. Federal and state health officials say E. coli O111 is a rare type not normally associated with an outbreak […]
Several people have commented that switching from grain to grass feeding could be one of the solutions to the problem with foodborne pathogens in cattle and other livestock. Quotes like these are becoming more common on the Internet and in recent media reports: “Products from grass-fed animals are safer than food from conventionally-raised animals.” Eatwild, […]
My wife and 16-year-old daughter spent the week at the Democratic National Convention. Me, I took our other 13-year-old and 9-year-old daughters to Hawaii for a few days in the surf and sun. Yes, we did go to a laua – picture below the main course. OK, I get asked all the time what I […]
On July 16th, 2008 the Connecticut Department of Agriculture began an investigation of a possible link between several reported illnesses and the consumption of Retail Raw Milk (unpasteurized milk). Recently we concluded that investigation. The investigation was prompted when the Department was notified by Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Epidemiologists of 2 reported illnesses […]
The food borne illness outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma that has sickened more than 115, hospitalized 50 and taken one life is the latest emergence of the virulent and highly toxic E. coli bacterium. Most E. coli outbreaks in North America are subtypes of E. coli O157:H7, but the CDC has just revealed that this outbreak […]
According to Kim Archer of the Tulsa World, Oklahoma state health officials have determined that a relatively rare and virulent form of E. coli infected dozens of patrons of Country Cottage, killing one and sickening more than 73 people. More than 50 of those who fell ill were hospitalized. Five children remain in the pediatric […]
People in Oklahoma are understandably concerned about what is causing their friends and neighbors to become sick – some severely so. Unfortunately, pin-pointing an E. coli-contaminated food item in a buffet is difficult. Most people at buffets eat many items, and the same items, making in difficult to determine which item independently is the vector […]
Outbreak of Severe Diarrheal Illness in Northeastern Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has narrowed the focus of its investigation into a severe diarrheal outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, OK. The OSDH is trying to determine how food served at the restaurant might have become contaminated. […]
It is good to see an Agency do something that makes sense. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a proposed rule to amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to initiate a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle that become non-ambulatory after initial inspection by Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection program personnel. This […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the salmonella outbreak that’s sickened more than 1,440 people appears to be over. A joint probe by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration has found strong evidence that jalapeno peppers were a major carrier of the bacteria, and that serrano peppers were also a carrier. […]
Dear Senator, I am writing to you because I have grave concerns with a bill currently before you – SB201. I urge that you vote against the bill as written. Raw milk is at the center of a nationwide controversy over its potential value as a nutritional food versus the severe illnesses that can result […]
Oklahoma State health officials say at least 17 people have been hospitalized and 40 or more cases are being investigated after a severe illness outbreak in northeast Oklahoma. At least one person — 26-year-old Pryor bank employee Chad Ingle — has died as a result of the illness. Oklahoma State Department of Health officials are […]
Canadian health officials now say 12 deaths have been linked to a listeriosis outbreak from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in North York, Ontario. The spike in deaths is because they have reworked the definition to include any cases where Listeria is an underlying or contributing factor to a person’s illness, said Agricultural Minister Gerry […]