Is the Food Industry Salting Us to Death?
The Center for Disease Control's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report just published surveillance data on salt consumption among adults in the US: "Sodium Intake in Adults - United States,...
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Bruce Clark
Marler Clark LLPSeattle, Washington
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Bruce Clark is a partner in Marler Clark. In 1993, Bruce became involved in foodborne illness litigation as an attorney for Jack in the Box restaurants in its E. coli O157:H7 personal injury litigation. The Jack in the Box litigation spanned more than four years and involved more than 100 lawsuits in four states. Since that time, Bruce has been continuously involved in food and waterborne illness litigation involving bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents in settings ranging from large scale outbreaks to individual cases. He has extensive expertise in the medical, microbiological, and epidemiological aspects of foodborne illness cases gleaned from more than a decade of working with leading experts across the country. Bruce frequently speaks to public health groups as well as food industry groups about the realities of foodborne illness litigation and efforts that can help avoid the damage foodborne pathogens inflict.
Articles Written by Bruce Clark
Where Do These Bugs Come From?
I am often asked what will be the next big pathogen of concern. And I respond that I have no idea, except that it is already here just waiting to...
GMOs and Why Weeds Matter
I am not about to jump into the often heated debate over the merits and dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), however I am intrigued by a new study by...
The American Diet: A Sweet Way to Die
I am often asked what foods I avoid because they may carry a risk of contamination with pathogenic organisms. I have a very short list of foods to avoid on...
Food Safety's Biggest Challenge: The American Diet
Americans are rightly concerned about the wide variety of pathogens that regularly turn up in foods common to most diets. Who wouldn't appropriately worry about an array of bugs that...
Why Norovirus is #1
When talking about the bugs that cause foodborne illness most people focus on familiar culprits like E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and Staph aureus. But the real heavyweight of...