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 […]
Over the last 30 years I have gotten to know many that work or worked at both the FDA and CFIA. I have supported their work and have spoken at many of their conferences. However, shocked and disappointed are too light of words to describe their failure to live up to their Mission Statements: The Food and […]
Mr. Revive, what the hell are you thinking? Where are United States and Canadian health officials? As I said the other day, for nearly a month we have known about the likely link between Revive Mango & Pineapple smoothies and an ingredient known as Tara. To date, in addition to the nearly 350 Daily Harvest […]
For nearly a month we have known about the likely link between Revive Mango & Pineapple smoothies and an ingredient known as Tara. To date, in addition to the nearly 350 Daily Harvest cases (also with an ingredient known as Tara), we are representing over two dozen people that have suffered acute liver failure linked […]
According to a posting on Food Safety Canada’s website: Romaine lettuce imported from the United States (U.S.) have been associated with several outbreaks of foodborne E. coliO157:H7 illnesses in Canada and the U.S. Food safety investigations from U.S. authorities have identified a recurring geographical area as the source of the outbreaks. This area encompasses the California […]
For nearly a month we have known about the likely link between Revive Mango & Pineapple smoothies and an ingredient known as Tara. To date, in addition to the nearly 350 Daily Harvest cases (also with an ingredient known as Tara), we are representing over two dozen people that have suffered acute liver failure linked […]
Sometimes my Blog Posts take time to come true. Today’s News: Blog Post 2015: A federal Grand Jury indicted Kruse in 2020 after a five-year investigation. Kruse, was indicted separately on October 20, 2020 in connection with his alleged role in covering up from customers what the company knew about the contaminated ice cream. As […]
We have been retained by 326 linked to Daily Harvest products and nearly two dozen linked to Revive Pineapple and Mango Smoothies. According to the FDA, the Investigation of Adverse Event Reports: French Lentil & Leek Crumbles (June 2022) and no mention of Revive Pineapple and Mango Smoothies. The FDA warns: Do not eat, sell, […]
Since Reddit, Instagram, Tic Tok, Twitter and other social media, broke the story of hundreds of people suffering from acute liver failure in May, June and now July, linked to Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles – and Revive Pineapple and Mango Smoothies (more on Revive to come), we have been retained by over […]
So, who made the Tara, Daily Harvest, Stone Gate, Revive? As Maya Angelou would say – “when we know better, we do better”. For those who have been following my blog the last few weeks, there is little surprise that Tara has been the likely link to some or all the illnesses from Daily Harvest […]
Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health and safety of the public by preventing deleterious, adulterated or misbranded articles from entering interstate commerce. Under section 402(a)(4) of the Act, a food product is […]
The departments have been recommending the vaccines to those in the Roanoke Valley since the rise in cases, including the exposures at Famous Anthony’s, Tuco’s, and Luigi’s. Nearly one year ago, over 50 people were sickened, at least four died and two required life-saving liver transplants after dining at Famous Anthony’s. Over 30 were hospitalized and many still […]
Here is the latest from the FDA: Case Counts Total Adverse Illness Events: 277* Hospitalizations: 96* Deaths: 0 Last illness onset: July 9, 2022* States with Adverse Illness Events: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, MD, MA, MN, MI, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, […]
Over a decade ago, the mom of two clients who both developed acute kidney failure after consuming E. coli O157:H7-tainted spinach sent me an unexpected present. The outbreak sickened over 205 people, killing five, sending hundreds to the hospital, many with life-altering complications. The gift was a bobble-head that bore a similarity to a younger […]
From a FDACS press statement: While the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) is still awaiting results from product sampling (which we hope to have in the coming days), we do have results from our environmental sampling at the Big Olaf processing facility. Of the 100 environmental samples collected, nine have come back […]
Since mid-June, we have been contacted by nearly 250 people – primarily, otherwise healthy women between the ages of 25 to 55 – but, also including children, men, and even the family of a breast-fed infant. Most have eaten the French Lentil & Leek Crumbles; however, other Daily Harvest products have been reported to have been […]