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 […]
I read today in the Charlotte Observer online that kids and parents at a church camp in North Carolina ate recalled Castleberry’s chili last Tuesday. Certainly, no one would knowingly serve recalled product at a camp for kids. This is just another testament to how ineffective the Castleberry’s recall was. After the recall, major grocery […]
Or, Two weeks into my trip “Downunder.” Being away from the office for the last two weeks has given me an even better appreciation for the hard work and quality of the lawyers and staff at Marler Clark. Looking at what we do from eighteen hours ahead and several thousands of miles makes it clear […]
Jan TenBruggencate of the Honolulu Advertiser reported on the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak tied to Kaua’i grown lettuce. Interestingly, we had been contacted by one of the ill tourists after they were released from the hospital and returned home from Hawaii. It is not too difficult to tie lettuce grown near cattle production as the […]
Today’s Daily Report, an Atlanta-area legal journal, reported on the ConAgra Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter litigation. In the Daily Report, writer Robin McDonald mentioned Marler Clark’s role in the litigation: The other plaintiffs’ lawyer is Seattle attorney William D. Marler, who has built his reputation by successfully litigating on behalf of thousands […]
Well, perhaps I already scarred them out of the water. I am still in Australia with my family enjoying the Winter weather of Northern Australia (80 degrees). It is amazing how you can stay connected via email, phone and blackberry – I’m sure my opponents love it. Right now I am sitting in an Internet […]
ConAgra announced that production of Peter Pan peanut butter will resume this month, now that the company’s Sylvester, Georgia, plant has been renovated. AP reported that ConAgra is working to determine when the product will be reintroduced, and is strategizing how to re-introduce the product without facing backlash from consumers who became ill after eating […]
KABC reported yesterday that a restaurant on Lake Avenue voluntarily closed after 30 patrons become sick from a Shigella bacteria outbreak. Posted on the front door is a notice from the Health Department and restaurant telling customers of the Shigella outbreak. You might recall that just a few months ago over a dozen of the […]
Marler Clark is pleased to be a chief sponsor of this event on Spetember 12 -13 2007. As China is fast becoming one of the largest US trading partners in food, the safety of our imports are becoming of even greater concern.
I ran across the following, posted on the Lubbock, Texas, News Radio website today. James Clark wrote the article, Why The Code of Silence On Deadly Botulism? He brings up some really good points about the information available to the media concerning the recall of Castleberry’s products after they were found to be contaminated with […]
I am in Australia giving talks on how to improve food safety in the world and all people at the conference can talk about is how US businesses seem to do such a great job poisoning customers. I must admit it is a bit embarrassing. Castleberry’s Food Co. has recalled more than 90 potentially contaminated […]
SEATTLE, WA (August 2, 2007)—Bill Marler, an attorney who has represented thousands of victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, including victims of botulism poisoning, called on Castleberry’s, the company whose chili and dog food products were recalled last month due to contamination with Clostridium botulinum, to pay all botulism outbreak victims’ medical bills today. “Without prompt […]
One of two Texas kids who were hospitalized with botulism was released from the hospital today. The Lubbock-area siblings had eaten Castleberry’s Austex Hot Dog Chili Sauce Original for lunch on June 28. The next day, both became ill with symptoms of botulism poisoning. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle: An unopened can […]
New Mexico health officials announced today that a New Mexico man had been hospitalized since July 26th with botulism. The New York Times picked up the story from the Associated Press: The 52-year-old man from New Mexico’s Sandoval County, whose name was not released, was hospitalized July 26 and is in serious condition, able to […]
Dawn House of the Salt Lake Tribune reports on the “voluntary recall” of Castleberry canned food that seems never to actually get recalled. Consumers are being warned to be wary of grocery store shelves – as well as their own food pantries – and to check for recalled cans of chili, corned beef and other […]
As the recall that has not been a recall winds on, more cases of botulism, or suspected cases are showing up. More suspected botulism cases probed State health officials are investigating a third suspected case of botulism that an Indiana resident may have contracted by eating one of the products included in a recent canned […]