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 Chicago Tribune reported today that the Illinois Department of Public Health is looking into whether a recent E. coli outbreak is linked to a Portillo’s in Glendale Heights, authorities said Friday. Four cases of a toxin producing the bacteria and one case of a resultant blood syndrome stemmed from customers eating at the Portillo’s […]
E. coli Outbreak The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has identified several cases of E. coli O157 infection associated with use of the swimming pool and/or splashpad at the Jellystone Park Camp Resort-Yogi on the Lake in Pelahatchie, Miss. The cases identified so far have exposure dates on the weekend of July 30th through August 1st, […]
I spoke to a mom in Louisiana whose daughter is sick with E. coli O157:H7 after attending Jellystone Park Camp Resort-Yogi on the Lake on a family vacation the week before she became ill. So, expect the illness numbers to expand. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has identified several cases of E. coli […]
Is there another outbreak brewing? It was about three weeks from now, sixteen years ago, that I was teaching my daughters to surf on the Oregon coast when I got a tip that an E. coli outbreak was brewing. It eventually blew up to the 2006 Dole baby spinach E. coli outbreak that sickened 205 […]
Over the last several weeks I have been monitoring the FDA and CDC as both of our premier public health entities tried to track down the likely vector sickening people across several states with E. coli O121. Earlier today, they both announce the vector – cake mix from a yet unknown manufacturer – as the […]
According to South African press reports, Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest food manufacturer, announced yesterday that it is immediately recalling about 20 million Koo and Hugo’s canned vegetable products that were produced from May 1, 2019, to May 5, 2021, over safety concerns due to potentially defective cans. The issue with the cans, which is […]
Hilliard, Lori – complaint FINAL As of July 22, 2021, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from three states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to July 1, 2021. Sick people range in age from 19 to 61 years, with a median age of 47, […]
We will be filing a lawsuit in Illinois in the morning. What products have been recalled? The BrightFarms products come in clear, plastic clamshells and have “best by” dates through 7/29/2021: BrightFarms Nutrigreens TM (3 oz. package) BrightFarms Butter Crisp TM (4 oz. package) BrightFarms Harvest Crunch ® (4 oz. package) BrightFarms Mighty Romaine TM […]
With both the FDA and CDC being more transparent on the status of outbreak investigation, it is easy to keep track of the outbreaks even is we do not yet know the causes.
Nonprofit activist group, STOP Foodborne Illness, has announced that the organization has finalized recommendations to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to modernize the nation’s food recall system. The recommendations, titled “Collaborative Plan to Achieve Customer-Focused Recall Modernization,” outline the steps needed for the U.S. to improve its recall process. STOP Foodborne Illness sees the […]
As of April 22, 2020, this outbreak was over according to the CDC. 51 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 were reported from 10 states.3 people were hospitalized. No deaths were reported. Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory evidence indicated that clover sprouts were the source of this outbreak.On March 16, 2020, Chicago […]
As of July 14, 2021, eight people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from two states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 10, 2021, to June 15, 2021. BrightFarms today initiated a voluntary recall of packaged salad greens produced in its Rochelle, Illinois (Ogle County) greenhouse farm sold in […]
In April 2021, CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that Jule’s cashew brie was contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick. As of July 7, […]
Tyson Foods Inc., a Dexter, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021. The products […]