Marler Clark epidemiologist Patti Waller and I collaborated to write, “Where’s the Meat? The Need for Full Public Disclosure in Meat Recalls” for the Journal of Environmental Health’s June 2006 issue. The article focuses on the USDA’s proposed rule on changing policy regarding public disclosure of the names of retail outlets that received potentially contaminated meat during a meat recall. In it, we argue, “The revised recall policy proposed by USDA represents a commonsense approach that balances industry concerns and the public’s right to know. It is thus deserving of widespread public support.”
Denis Stearns, is of-counsel at Marler Clark, earned a BA in philosophy from Seattle University, and his law degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He graduated from both schools with high honors, and won numerous awards for service and
As families across the nation prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a strong reminder to prioritize food safety. With millions of turkeys heading to
The USDA’s first and only inspection grant is complete for a large-scale cultivated meat factory in North Carolina, that’s ready to open.
Along with a USDA blessing for
Authorities in an Australian state have issued a warning about two food products that contain an ingredient found in rat poison after five people fell sick.
Queensland Health and Queensland
There are gaps in policy, communication and staff training related to foods given to people in healthcare settings in Ireland, according to a report.
The report, published by safefood, examined
OPINION
In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law Review, I take a look at food safety through the lens of the “pink slime” controversy and
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?”
— from Robert Browning’s “Andrea del Sarto”
Part 2: Does case law support FDA’
