Bill Marler

Bill Marler is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert on foodborne illness litigation. He began representing victims of foodborne illness in 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously injured survivor of the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, resulting in her landmark $15.6 million settlement. Marler founded Food Safety News in 2009.

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Publisher’s Platform: Come on Roanoke, you can do better against hepatitis A

By Bill Marler on July 17, 2022

The departments have been recommending the vaccines to those in the Roanoke Valley since the rise in cases, including the exposures at Famous Anthony’s, Tuco’s, and Luigi’s.

Nearly one year ago, over 50 people…

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters coming soon to help make your food safer

By Bill Marler on July 15, 2022

Over a decade ago, the mom of two clients who both developed acute kidney failure after consuming E. coli O157:H7-tainted spinach sent me an unexpected present. The outbreak sickened over 205 people, killing five, sending…

Publisher’s platform: Tara is back on ingredient list at Revive?

By Bill Marler on July 8, 2022

– OPINION –

So says the website after being gone for a few days?

Here is my post from Wednesday regarding the missing ingredient.

I suggest folks to follow this Reddit thread – https://www.reddit.com/r/revivesuperfoods/comments/voglbs/revive_superfoods_smoothies_liver_issues_sickness/…

Revive Superfoods no longer has Tara as a listed ingredient – what happened in the last 24 hours?

By Bill Marler on July 6, 2022

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Yesterday I posted “Are Revive Superfood Smoothies linked to acute Liver Failure too?” with the below picture of the ingredients – which included Tara Protein.

Today, however, the Tara Protein is gone…

Is Reddit the new CDC and FDA? Is it the Tara?

By Bill Marler on July 2, 2022

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Who supplied the Tara and what is the likely contaminate or toxin is causing the illnesses? What say you FDA, Daily Harvest and Revive?

Over the last week, I have spoke to…

Publisher’s Platform: After three Roanoke food service workers prompt Hepatitis A scares, and 52 illnesses with 4 deaths, public health offers free vaccines

By Bill Marler on June 4, 2022

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Good on public health doing good public health.

WDBJ reports that the Virginia Department of Health is offering free Hepatitis A vaccines for restaurant workers.

The Roanoke City Alleghany Health District Director

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Publisher’s Platform: OIG to determine whether FDA followed the inspections and recall process for infant formula in accordance with federal requirements by 2023?

By Bill Marler on June 3, 2022

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Report not to issue until 2023? Hey, OIG, see below, we need answers sooner and I will give you a head start.

HHS, OIG posted this morning:

The Federal Food, Drug, and…
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Publisher’s Platform: More sickened with Salmonella Senftenberg by Jif peanut butter – Questions need to be asked

By Bill Marler on May 27, 2022

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Will J.M. Smucker Company and/or the FDA release immediately all inspection reports on this Jif plant from 2010 (see below) to the present?
Will J.M. Smucker Company and/or the FDA answer if

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Publisher’s Platform: J.M. Smucker and FDA, I have some questions

By Bill Marler on May 26, 2022

Will J.M. Smucker Company and/or the FDA release immediately all inspection reports on this Jif plant from 2010 (see below) to the present?
Will J.M. Smucker Company and/or the FDA answer if other WGS Salmonella

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Publisher’s Platform: Please, Roanoke restaurants, whether it is for moral or business reasons, offer hepatitis A vaccinations to your employees. Here is an offer you can’t refuse.

By Bill Marler on May 24, 2022

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In January of this year the owners of Roanoke’s Famous Anthony’s restaurant filed for bankruptcy for two of their restaurant locations after a hepatitis A outbreak originating from one of their food…

Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Please, Roanoke restaurants, whether it is for moral or business reasons, offer hepatitis A vaccinations to your employees. Here is an offer you can’t refuse.