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 […]
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 […]
Bill Hord of the Lincoln Bureau wrote an interesting piece a few days ago – E. coli vexes despite safety effort His story seemed to focus on the Hudson Meat recall (US largest in 1997 – some 21 million pounds of meat) as the turning point in the battle against E. coli. Frankly, I always […]
Alex Pulaski of the Portland Oregonian (part of Newhouse News Service) wrote a comprehensive article on imported food and the risked posed by its increase. I will be speaking in China in the middle of September of the risks of tainted food imports. In the past year, federal inspectors have found salmonella in Hershey’s Kisses […]
Blood donations save Lexington County woman’s life Kara Gormley reported how Blood donations saved Erica Sturkie’s life: She almost lost her life after eating a leafy vegetable. Now a young Lexington County woman is speaking about her distressing experience, and the generous acts that saved her life. Erica Sturkie is about to embark on her […]