This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
According to the USDA/FSIS website, FSIS has decided to increase the number of scheduled raw ground beef product samples for FSIS E. coli O157:H7 testing that it will collect in July. The Agency has taken this action following an increased number of positive Agency E. coli O157:H7 results that occurred within a short period of […]
Andrew Martin wrote for the New York Times today: In Fear and Scandal, Some Find a New Drum to Beat The article is an interesting overview of the problems that have developed with free trade with China – with food specifically. However, I am a bit worried that if we start focusing on food from […]
I woke up this morning to the Headline in the Chicago Tribune – Suit over death cites snack food – the story goes on to talk about the lawsuit we filed in New York on behalf a very ill, but very alive, little boy: The parents of an Indiana toddler have sued the makers of […]
Dennis Ferrier reported from WSMV TV in Nashville this evening on the illness of the Bellevue toddler and the lawsuit I filed on behalf of a young boy from Indiana. The Video says it all: Bellevue Child Catches Salmonella From Health Food Parker Mitchell has been confirmed as Tennessee’s only case of salmonella poisoning linked […]
Given the recent rash of food poisoning cases coming out of China, I thought it might be helpful if I had my Bio translated into Mandarin: Bill ?Marler ???????????Marler ???L.L.P., P.S. Since 1993 ?, Bill ???????E. ??, ??????????Listeria ?Shigella ?Campylobacter ?Norovirus foodborne ????????????????????????, Bill ??????????????????Brianne Kiner ???$15.6 ??E. ????????????????????????????????????? ?5?1998 ?, ????Odwalla ??E. ??foodborne ??????????????Odwalla […]
Craig Schneider of The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) will report tomorrow: Rare strain of salmonella in rice snack hits children hardest Most of what he reports has been reported before in the last few days. On fact dis catch my eye: The recent spate of illness marked the first outbreak of salmonella wandsworth in the […]
Veggie Booty has been voluntarily recalled by the “manufacturer” Robert’s American Gourmet due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recently recalled product, Veggie Booty, was also a component of many gift baskets created by www.wellbaskets.com. Interesting statement on the Well Basket site: Well Baskets specializes in healthy get well baskets for the basic cold to the […]
It what must rank up there with one of the more stupid moves by Congress (I know there are many), on May 2, 2007, according to Senator Mary Landrieu, “in A 93-1 vote, the United States Senate today passed S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Revitalization Act, which includes a key amendment offered […]
We added another resource that I hope will be useful: Clostridium Perfringes Bacteria is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, sporeforming rod (anaerobic means unable to grow in the presence of free oxygen). It is widely distributed in the environment and frequently occurs in the intestines of humans and many domestic and feral animals. Spores of the organism […]
In the age of globalization, food imports from China to the US are big business and getting bigger. In 2006, they represented $64 billion – a 33 percent increase over 2003. As China imports grow, so does my business – A bad trend? It certainly is for my clients. The same day that it was […]
CDC Salmonella Wandsworth Outbreak Investigation, June – July 2007 Public health officials in OutbreakNet (the network of epidemiologists and other public health officials, facilitated by CDC, who investigate outbreaks of foodborne, waterborne, and other enteric illnesses nationwide) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Wandsworth infections. Salmonella Wandsworth is a rare strain of Salmonella. Interviews […]
The Associated Press Reporter Andrew Bridges reported late this afternoon something that I had suspected this morning (see earlier post) as I drank my first cup of coffee at 5:00 AM after being called by Paul Nunes, my local New York counsel in this case we filed yesterday morning in New York. Andrews reported in […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Following up on last week’s alerts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health regarding “Veggie Booty” snack food, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) laboratory has tested a sample of the product and confirmed the presence of Salmonella Wandsworth. The strain of the bacteria […]
Over the last week, the FDA has recalled Robert’s American Gourmet Food products including “Veggie Booty” and now “Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks Snack Food.” Interestingly absent is any comments on where the product was manufactured – China perhaps? Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc. Conducts a Nationwide Recall of Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn […]
A lawsuit was filed Monday morning in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York, (CV07-2661), against Robert’s American Gourmet, the manufacturer of Veggie Booty, the snack food that was recalled on June 28 after public health officials identified the product as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit was filed […]