I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
It was a good day to be a lawyer. I got this email from Carol of Bonfield, IL: Hi, just wanted to tell you I saw your picture and article in the November issue of the Prairie Farmer. Yes, it would be nice to put you out of business, but it is still good to […]
As the number of Cargill-related E. coli recalls has grown, we have pulled a few of our past E. coli battles with Cargill and its many subsidiaries. We have spent a bit of time over the years with Cargill and its lawyers. 1993 and 2000 Sizzler outbreak linked to Cargill/Excel 2001 Cargill/Excell Linked to Frozen […]
Like the USA, China struggles with food and environmental safety too. While we here seem to face recalls, and illnesses stemming from them, on a daily basis – hamburger, pot pies and pizzas over just the last few weeks, China has its own set of challenges – And, four times the number of people. China […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today warned the public not to consume the various beef products described in the link above because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. The affected products described at the link above are being recalled as a result of the CFIA’s investigation and traceback conducted on […]
Investigation continues into salmonella contamination Once again the Minnesota Department of Health shows how to do an EPI investigation – Health officials still seek the cause of a foodborne illness outbreak that briefly closed a Rochester restaurant in mid-October. Quizno’s Subs at 3499 22nd Ave. N.W. closed for one day because salmonella made 10 workers […]
KCCI reported late yesterday that the Jasper County Health Department said Friday that a 14-year-old Iowa girl died after testing positive for E. coli. A spokesperson for Blank Children’s Hospital said Kayla Boner died Friday morning. She was admitted to the hospital Tuesday morning. Hospital officials said they’ve treated three patients with E. coli in […]
For some reason I could not sleep and woke-up quite early this morning to this in my in box – Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Action due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. I then saw the following press release from Cargill Meat Solutions [YOU MUST WONDER WHY THEY SEND OUT THE PRESS RELEASE […]
To have as my 1000th blog post another story about another recall that is not really a recall is far less amusing than it used to be. Dana Rebik reported that Recalled Pizza are Still On Store Shelves in Memphis Tennessee. About 5 million Totino’s and Jeno’s frozen pizzas with pepperoni are being recalled. The […]
It’s still unclear whether man died from tainted food A Northwestern Michigan College student who was hospitalized after eating tainted pot pies recently died at his campus apartment. Medical personnel at a Grand Rapids hospital are conducting tests on the body of David Small, 51, after a friend and a college official found him dead […]
Between taking E. coli-related phone calls and emails from people who consumed Totino’s and Jeno’s Pizzas, I had some time to read an article on possible treatment for HUS. Abstract below: Postdiarrheal Shiga toxin-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome similar to septic shock. Valles PG, Pesle S, Piovano L, Davila E, Peralta M, Principi I, Lo Giudice […]
General Mills is the “sixth largest food company in the world” with revenues for 2007 estimated to be nearly $12,500,000,000. General Mills announced today that since July 1 of this year, it had distributed more than 120 million Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas nationwide. Surprisingly, in light of 21-reported E. coli illnesses tied to these products, […]
According to the General Mills website, it is the “sixth largest food company in the world." It is also a Fortune 500 company with headquarters in Minnesota, with revenues for 2007 estimated to be nearly $12,500,000,000. On today’s news of poisoned pizzas, General Mills shares were down $1.08, or 1.87 percent, at $56.65 on the […]
General Mills Operations, a Wellston, Ohio, establishment, is voluntarily recalling an undetermined amount of frozen meat pizza products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and may be linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The following products are […]
Leaving ConAgra no room to deny the obvious, according to the CDC, at least 272 isolates of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- with an indistinguishable genetic fingerprint have been collected from ill persons in 35 states. To date, three of these patients’ pot pies have yielded Salmonella I4,[5],12:i:- isolates with a genetic fingerprint indistinguishable from the outbreak […]
Beef recalls raise concerns about food safety Jeffrey Gold, AP Business Writer (a.k.a. “E. coli Guy”) interviewed the husband and father of two of my clients in the Topps E. coli case: ‘Food is being pushed out at such a rapid pace to keep up with demand, the product is not as safe as it […]