ByHeart is expanding its voluntary recall of infant formula to include all batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula cans and Anywhere Pack nationwide. The formula has been linked to an outbreak of infant botulism. The California Department of Public Health has tested ByHeart formula from patient homes and found contamination with botulism that matches...

Independent bakeries have boomed since the onset of the pandemic and this year they continued to proliferate around bakers’ hyperspecific visions, as my colleague Bettina Makalintal has noted. The most compelling examples we scouted around the country this year — part of our regional research for Eater’s Best New Restaurants in America in 2025 list,...

Listeria monocytogenes is a microscopic organism responsible for foodborne illnesses that frequently result in death. Recently published research shows how it can multiply up to seven-fold on food contact surfaces in production plants when it forms biofilms. Biofilms grow from a variety of substances such as bacteria, fungi, and algae. They attach to surfaces in...

Today is Veterans Day, honoring approximately 17.6 million living veterans in the United States.  And some of them are using this time to call on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to end his efforts to ban 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) — a naturally occurring compound in the kratom plant.   Four months ago,...

An Australian company has been fined after a case of botulism was linked to its incorrectly labeled bottles. Inside Out Nutritious Goods pleaded guilty at the first opportunity to 10 offenses brought by the regulator, the NSW Food Authority. The defendant was ordered to pay $120,000 (U.S. $78,000) and $75,000 ($48,000) to cover the prosecutor’s...

More than 40 people have been sickened across Australia after eating alfalfa sprouts. The Salmonella outbreak includes at least 44 people nationwide, including 18 in New South Wales, 15 in Queensland, nine in Victoria, and two in South Australia. Various alfalfa sprouts produced by Parilla Fresh have been recalled because of potential Salmonella contamination. The...

An outbreak of botulism poisoning among infants who were fed ByHeart formula has increased to 15 babies across 12 states. An official with the California Department of Public Health confirmed the new numbers to the Associated Press. On Saturday the Food and Drug Administration announced the outbreak. At that time there were 13 infants across...

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Treehouse Foods, a manufacturer of private label food products, has reached an agreement to sell itself to European investment firm Investindustrial for $2.9 billion. Investindustrial will pay $22.50 in cash for each share of TreeHouse....

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tropicana Brands Group has named Paul Chibe as CEO, tapping the former Pabst leader to turn around sales as the orange juice maker battles financial difficulties and fruit shortages.   Chibe succeeds Glen Walter, who will stay...

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Diageo has named consumer products veteran Dave Lewis to be its next CEO as the Guinness and Johnnie Walker owner grapples with changing consumer alcohol preferences and considers selling off some of its brands. Lewis will become...