Bill Marler

Accomplished personal injury lawyer, Food Safety News founder and publisher, and internationally recognized food safety expert. Bill's advocacy work has led to testimony before Congress and his blog reaches 1M+ readers annually.

Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma

– Opinion – On Dec. 29, 2021, The CDC Announced That 13 People Infected With The Outbreak Strain Of E. Coli O157:H7 Have Been Reported From Six States. Illnesses Started On

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Jan 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma

Publisher’s Platform: 53 sick, 30 hospitalized, 4 with kidney failure and 3 dead

– Opinion – I suppose it should not be a surprise. Outbreaks associated with lettuce, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the frequency

By Bill Marler

/ 31 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: 53 sick, 30 hospitalized, 4 with kidney failure and 3 dead

Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?

Opinion Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938 in reaction to growing public safety demands. The primary goal of the Act was to protect the health

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?

Publisher’s Platform: Enoki mushroom recall a reminder of 2020 deadly Listeria outbreak

– Opinion – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) late Saturday told consumers not to eat the following brand of fresh enoki mushrooms after a sample tested positive for

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Enoki mushroom recall a reminder of 2020 deadly Listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

Opinion HACCP: A systematic approach to the identification, evaluation, and control of food safety hazards.” – So says the FDA. Although yesterday’s announcement (FDA Proposes Changes to Food Safety Modernization

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Dec 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time

Opinion Some, I am sure, are a bit tired of my ranting about the FSIS doing its job and deeming Salmonella that causes human illness an adulterant in meat. Fact,

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time

Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant

Remember this as you prepare Thanksgiving for your family and as you read this post – it is Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Mission Statement: Protecting the public’s health

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Starbucks – offer hepatitis A vaccinations to all present and future employees and I will agree to consult with you for $1.00 and conflict Marler Clark from being on the opposite side of the courtroom – forever!

Last night the Camden County New Jersey Health Department reported that it had been notified by a health care provider that a food handler employed at a Starbucks at 1490

By Bill Marler

/ 19 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Starbucks – offer hepatitis A vaccinations to all present and future employees and I will agree to consult with you for $1.00 and conflict Marler Clark from being on the opposite side of the courtroom – forever!

Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Bill goes to Washington again, and again, and again

Opinion In 2011 I wrote: Last week the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall of ground turkey products due to “possible” Salmonella contamination. According to the

By Bill Marler

/ 19 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Bill goes to Washington again, and again, and again

Publisher’s Platform: Hey Starbucks — Serve your patrons better, vaccinate your employees against hepatitis A

Opinion The Camden County Health Department in New Jersey has been notified by a health care provider that a food handler employed at a Starbucks at 1490 Blackwood Clementon Road

By Bill Marler

/ 19 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Hey Starbucks — Serve your patrons better, vaccinate your employees against hepatitis A

Publisher’s Platform: Sorry to be a pest CDC and FDA, but are not the 2019 and 2020 Jimmy John’s “Sproutbreaks” one outbreak with 73 sick with E. coli O103 from one seed supplier?

Opinion If the FDA, CDC, Jimmy John’s corporate officials, and the seed supplier (ISS) had gone public in 2019, would 51 have been sickened in 2020? Here is the

By Bill Marler

/ 4 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Sorry to be a pest CDC and FDA, but are not the 2019 and 2020 Jimmy John’s “Sproutbreaks” one outbreak with 73 sick with E. coli O103 from one seed supplier?

Publisher’s Platform: Message to the CDC — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers

Opinion I will spare you the list of hepatitis A cases that I have been involved with since 1998 when I represented 30 people exposed in a Seattle, Washington Subway

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Nov 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Message to the CDC — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers

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Publisher’s Platform: Another E. coli outbreak in leafy greens – given the time of the year likely linked again to Yuma

Publisher’s Platform: 53 sick, 30 hospitalized, 4 with kidney failure and 3 dead

Publisher’s Platform: Could Dole and Fresh Express face criminal charges for Listeria outbreaks?

Publisher’s Platform: Enoki mushroom recall a reminder of 2020 deadly Listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Is FDA creating a HACCP program for produce?

Publisher’s Platform: I still want to go out of business — it’s Salmonella this time

Publisher’s Platform: Let’s talk Turkey about Salmonella being an Adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Starbucks – offer hepatitis A vaccinations to all present and future employees and I will agree to consult with you for $1.00 and conflict Marler Clark from being on the opposite side of the courtroom – forever!

Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Bill goes to Washington again, and again, and again

Publisher’s Platform: Hey Starbucks — Serve your patrons better, vaccinate your employees against hepatitis A

Publisher’s Platform: Sorry to be a pest CDC and FDA, but are not the 2019 and 2020 Jimmy John’s “Sproutbreaks” one outbreak with 73 sick with E. coli O103 from one seed supplier?

Publisher’s Platform: Message to the CDC — It is time, past time, to change views on hepatitis A vaccines for food handlers