Just landed in Norway, and the first thing I read off the plane was Tom Gremillion’s new piece for the Consumer Federation of America, “Food Safety and Corruption.” Read the whole thing. Nobody in Washington connects the dots on food safety better than Tom, and nobody says it more plainly. Thank you, Tom — for the piece, […]
https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/08/TN25-058-Outbreak-Summary_Final_7.31.25_Redacted.pdf Really well done investigation by Tennessee DOH – however, yet another example of a DOH NOT telling a victim of the cause of their illness. I made the call to the family of the child that died today. I do not understand why DOH would not have done this? Background On May 12, 2025, […]
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through a freedom of information request show that Boar’s Head plants in Arkansas, Indiana and elsewhere in Virginia were flagged for the same kinds of sanitation problems that led to the outbreak, with the most recent report in June. In the past seven months, government inspectors reported problems that include instances […]
On Friday, August 1, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall involving Navarro Pecan Holdings, LLC. This ongoing recall was voluntarily initiated by Navarro on July 10 and has yet to receive a termination notice. As stated in the recall notice issued by the FDA, Navarro has recalled approximately 32,670 pounds of Fancy […]
Here is the complaint that was just filed. As I said last week, I spoke with a family today to inform them that their husband/father died after suffering a Listeria infection. Until today the family did not know the cause of his infection despite that fact that it has been known by local, state and federal officials […]
Tallahassee, Fla.— The Florida Department of Health is providing an update on raw milk availability in the Northeast and Central Florida regions. What is Raw Milk Raw milk is milk from cows, sheep, goats, or other animals that has not been pasteurized, a heat-treating process that destroys potentially harmful bacteria. Consumers have reported benefits of raw […]
David Ernst Obituary Those who knew him enjoyed a century of laughs in 64 years. Still, when Dave Ernst died, on July 28, 2025, he left us wanting much more. Other-oriented, jovial, a listener and asker, Dave missed no chance to make you giggle with his self-effacing wit. One was as likely to find Dave […]
Fresh & Ready Sandwiches Listeria Outbreak: A total of 10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria were reported from two states. Sick people’s samples were collected from December 3, 2023, to September 9, 2024. Of the 10 people with information available, all 10 were hospitalized. One death was reported from Nevada. On March 31, […]
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The Florida Department of Health is providing an update on raw milk availability in the Northeast and Central Florida regions. Raw milk is milk from cows, sheep, goats, or other animals that has not been pasteurized, a heat-treating process that destroys potentially harmful bacteria. Consumers have reported benefits of raw milk consumption, including better taste […]
Colonel Colon is the leader of four fecal fighters: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. Each is a superhero, but Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill have unique superpowers. Clean: Separate: Cook: Chill:
In less than one year Darwin’s Natural Pet Products have been found to be contaminated with Listeria, Salmonella (three times) and E. coli O157:H7. This year Dawin’s pet food has been epidemiologically and genetically linked to kidney failure in a young child in Utah. Yet, although Darwin’s has refused voluntary recalls in both instances, the question must be asked, why has […]
Product Information The affected lots of pet food were sold in frozen 2-pound white and clear plastic packages with four separate units. The beef and chicken BioLogics dog food have orange labeling, and the duck Natural Selections dog food has blue labeling. Product lot codes are printed on the front of the lower left unit […]
ACIP Secretariat Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop H24-8 Atlanta, GA 30329-4027 acip@cdc.gov Re: Letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with Hepatitis A and Food Service Workers Dear ACIP Secretariat: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC […]