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 […]
According to Sarah Tompkins of the Detroit Free Press, the search for bad ground beef is now down to 2 Kroger suppliers. Wouldn’t it be sweet justice if the source of this outbreak winds up being Nebraska Beef – recently famous for suing a church in upstate Minnesota. You must read the New York Times […]
As of 4 pm on June 27, the Michigan Department of Community Health has confirmed 17 E. coli O157:H7 cases that are genetically linked and over half of those cases have either prepared or consumed hamburger meat from Kroger. 11 of these cases required hospitalization. The 17 genetically linked cases, E. coli O157:H7, are present […]
From a CDC/FDA Press Conference today: As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak – or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes. Federal health officials say there’s no evidence clearing tomatoes. But […]
Once again, FSIS and a retailer drag their feet in naming the names of the suppliers. Although the numbers seem to shift a bit, according to the Michigan and Ohio Health Departments and media reports, it appears that at least 18 have been sickened with E. coli O157:H7 in Ohio and Michigan my have more […]
Well, just made it back from London and Louisiana for dinner in Seattle. Should be fun if I can remember what time zone I am in. Congratulations to all the award winners (including me): Outstanding Lawyer: William D. Marler, Marler Clark LLP Outstanding Judge: Hon. Charles J. Delaurenti, II, King County District Court William L. […]
Great to see that FSIS and Kroger recalled the meat. The current Kroger ground beef recall is not the first experience Kroger has had with contaminated meat. Not only has Kroger been involved in E. coli outbreaks in the past, but in 2002, a resident of Gahanna, Ohio (where the first E. coli illness of […]
756 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 34 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. The increase in reported ill persons since the last update […]
With the Michigan State Health Department linking Kroger ground beef to many of the illnesses in Michigan (which have also been linked to illnesses in Ohio), Kroger must recall all possibly contaminated ground beef said Seattle food safety attorney William D. Marler. In 2007 companies voluntarily recalled ground beef products 21 times. The amount of […]
Recall, Recall, where is the recall? We know that dozens of people are sickened in Michigan in Ohio, but FSIS/USDA has not issued a recall? I can not imagine why there would not be, perhaps they thought since we are focused on tomatoes no one would notice? We have also been contacted by victims in […]
I said to the AP today: The tomato epidemic is not the first the country has seen, but is the largest since an outbreak in 2004 sickened 564 people, said William Marler, a Seattle attorney who specializes in food contamination cases. Marler has been involved in seven of the last 12 salmonella cases involving tomatoes […]
Andrew Schneider of the Seattle P-I wrote one of the “Fair and Balanced” stories in this mornings PI – Raw milk: Should the state ban it? Or drink it up? After E. coli outbreak and guilty plea, debate rages on. I did not add much except to but in a dose of reality to the […]
We both have made too much money off of hamburgers. In his case a "Double Hamburger" hanging at the Tate Modern Museum in London (I know, no cameras allowed). With E. coli O157:H7 sickening over 50 people in Ohio and Michigan in the last months tied to meat recalled in New Jersey, we are seeing […]
Although a few thousands of miles away, I could not help thinking about the salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that has sickened over 500 in the US linked to tomatoes grown in Florida and perhaps Mexico (although with one genetic pattern (PFGE) to this outbreak, I am not sure two places sourced the contaminated tomatoes) and an […]
UPDATE – Just got an email that said Mexico may still be in the hunt. I can hear Lou Dobbs sobbing now, but the Cox News Service has confirmed that the salmonella-tainted tomatoes did NOT come from Mexico. They came from Florida. From the interview of Dr. David Acheson: The epidemiological investigation has narrowed the […]
As I blogged about last year – “E. coli’s comeback: What’s with that?” – In 2007 in some 21 recalls, ground beef companies have recalled more than 33 million pounds of E. coli O157:H7 contaminated meat. 2008 has also seen recalls and we are just into the E. coli season. In 2007 hundreds have been […]