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I must admit, I seldom borrow anything from the former President or the First Lady, but this seemed to fit all too well.
Late in 2022 the public learned that infants may
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Be Best or Be BetterBill 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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I must admit, I seldom borrow anything from the former President or the First Lady, but this seemed to fit all too well.
Late in 2022 the public learned that infants may…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Be Best or Be Better— OPINION —
A few weeks ago I posted, “Putting the F – Food – back into the FDA.” I was wrong.
It is time to “GET THE F OUT OF THE FDA.” The F…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: I have changed my mind – it is time to ‘GET THE F OUT OF THE FDA’— OPINION —
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Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: It’s time to deal with hepatitis A and food service workers— EXCLUSIVE —
I was given some time to talk with Dr. Califf about the recent call by the Regan-Udall task force he empowered to give recommendations as to how the food side of the…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Twenty-eight minutes with FDA Commissioner CaliffOpinion
I am a trial lawyer who has for the last 30 years built a practice on food pathogens. Since the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak in 1993, I have represented thousands of…
Continue Reading Mr. President, Mr. HHS Secretary, FDA Commissioner, Put me out of business, please!— OPINION —
Dr. Califf, I have deep admiration for your past and ongoing public service. The hard work of trying to protect the food and drug supply in the United States is a difficult…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Putting the F — Food — back into the FDAEditor’s note: The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation of Abbott Nutrition, which last year was closed for several months because of food safety issues at its infant formula production plant in…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Context for criminal prosecutions in food safety cases— OPINION —
According to the CDC, as of December 29, 2022, a total of 15 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from three states Nebraska (8), Oklahoma (1) and…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Is it past time for a warning label on sprouts?— OPINION —
This is something I posted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As far back as September 1998, FDA issued a warning against sprouts urging:
Children, pregnant women and the elderly should…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: History of ‘sprout breaks’ and why food safety folks avoid them— OPINION —
Famous Anthony’s “About Us” Page in its website tells the story of a family run, Roanoke institution that has been taken to its knees in bankruptcy because one employee was not vaccinated…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: National Restaurant Association, protect your members from bankruptcy, suggest hepatitis A vaccines for all restaurant workers