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 […]
Since the spring of 2007, the following E. coli O157:H7, Class I Recalls have been announced – amounting to over 39,000,000 pounds – 19,500 tons – of E. coli-tainted meat being recalled. Hundreds have been sickened, many seriously. The latest recall by S&S Meats of 153,630 pounds has been linked to as many as 70 […]
I went to bed late last night waiting to confirm this recall, but it still had not shown up on the FSIS recall site – even as of this morning. But, here it is from several reliable sources: CLASS I RECALL HEALTH RISK: HIGH S&S Foods LLC., an Azusa, Calif., firm (S&S Foods, LLC manufactures […]
The Washington Post reports this evening that “E. coli [O157:H7] found in ground beef at a Boy Scout camp in Goshen, Va., matches bacteria found in [stool] samples taken from some sick campers, lab tests have confirmed, and a state health official called beef the "prime suspect" in the outbreak that shut down the camp […]
In just a year and a half, the American meat industry has experienced a whiplash of beef recalls. 40 million pounds of meat tainted with highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 has been publicly recalled, up by a staggering factor of two hundred from the 2006 amount of only 181,900 pounds. “This is beyond the ‘wheels […]
The wheels have come off the hamburger industry. Since the Spring of 2007 it has sickened hundreds – the young, the old – grandma’s and boy scouts. Here are the recalls: Natural State Meat Company 1/29/07 4,240 FSIS Recall – E coli Tyson Fresh Meats 3/2/07 16,743 FSIS Recall – E coli Richwood Meat Company […]
As I said in a press release today: An outbreak of the highly toxic strain of E. coli O157:H7 in the Boston area appears to be part of a multi-state outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in seven states. The E. coli in the six confirmed illnesses in Boston has the same genetic […]
I love this quote: "Herndon resident Michael Monaco said his 14-year-old son, who started experiencing symptoms Friday, has had his case of E. coli confirmed by a hospital. "It’s very unfortunate, and I’d like to know how the beef got contaminated," Monaco said. "If it’s traceable to contaminated beef, I’m mad at the person that […]
I must admit I was a Boy Scout – many years ago. I too went to scout camp, but never became ill – certainly not with E. coli O157:H7. Now at least 18 people have fallen ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting a Scout camp in Virginia. According to the Washington Post, the […]
It is time for retailers – the “Big Boxes” – to step up and make sure their products are not the cheapest or the most profitable – that they have not squeezed the last penny out of the farmers and middlemen – but the safest. As I said today: "Hopefully, this lawsuit will send Wal-Mart […]
Virginia Department of Health officials are continuing to investigate an E. coli outbreak at a popular Boy Scouts camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains that has affected 17 people so far. The officials began receiving reports of sick children Sunday, when boys from about 70 troops and some adults returned home after a week at […]
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) and Connecticut Department of Agriculture (DOA) are investigating an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk produced at a dairy farm in Simsbury, CT. A total of four cases have been identified; one is laboratory-confirmed as E. coli O157 at the DPH State Laboratory […]
My phone rings – I pick it up. I had a nice chat with the folks at Levick about the PR nightmare that companies get themselves into during a foodborne illness outbreak: Attorney Bill Marler, of the Seattle-based firm Marler Clark, LLP, PS, is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and a major force affecting food […]
E. coli O157:H7 ruins nearly everything – lettuce, spinach, swimming and hamburger cookouts. So, I suppose the following announcement should come as no surprise this fine summer morning: The Virginia Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 at a Boy Scout camp in the Rockbridge County community of Goshen. Eleven cases […]
We are proud that our client, Angela Pedersen, spoke out on local TV about her son’s life-threatening illness. The Pedersen family is suing Soni Copeland and The Herb Depot and Organic Market in Monett. "It was a living hell. I wouldn’t wish that upon anyone," says Pedersen. It’s hard for Pedersen to look back on […]
The first lawsuit stemming from the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 1319 people, hospitalized 255 and caused the death of 2 in 43 states, the District of Columbia and Canada was filed today in the District Court of Montezuma County, Colorado. The complaint was filed on behalf of Delores, Colorado resident Brian Grubbs against Wal-Mart […]