More, from Marion Nestle, on the ByHeart baby botulism problem.

https://www.foodpolitics.com/2025/11/not-something-i-wanted-to-see-botulism-in-infant-formula/

Seeing the company wriggle and say that the Clostridium found in a sample could have come from elsewhere tells me all I need to know.

#newsletter #food_safety

#Virus vs. #bacteria: #Phages prove effective at killing #pathogens in milk.

#foodborne_illness #Listeria #Shiga_toxin #E_coli #Salmonella #food_safety #food_security

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-virus-bacteria-phages-effective-pathogens.html

#Virus vs. #bacteria: #Phages prove effective at killing #pathogens in milk.

#foodborne_illness #Listeria #Shiga_toxin #E_coli #Salmonella #food_safety #food_security

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-virus-bacteria-phages-effective-pathogens.html

The CDC currently lists 404 cases of lead poisoning across 43 states in infants who ate contaminated cinnamon in apple sauce and purée.

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/news/lead-poisoning-outbreak-linked-to-cinnamon-applesauce-pouches.html

As I heard from Amy Bentley, author of Inventing Baby Food, "periodically parents are reminded, oh, these products, while generally safe, it’s never a guarantee".

https://eatthispodcast.com/baby-food

#podcast #food_safety #food