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: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences

Opinion The RCAHD is currently investigating nine cases of hepatitis A associated with this exposure. An employee who worked at three Famous Anthony’s restaurant locations in Roanoke has been

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Sep 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences

Publisher’s Platform: Request for update on petition to deem Salmonella an adulterant

Opinion Editor’s note: Following is a letter sent to the USDA’s deputy undersecretary for food safety regarding a petition filed by several consumer groups and individuals who are

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Sep 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Request for update on petition to deem Salmonella an adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Listeria can cause SAHCODHA ( Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death to Humans or Animals)

Opinion So, why not use the authority granted under the FSMA and use the FDA’s mandatory recall authority? According to the FDA, before the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Aug 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Listeria can cause SAHCODHA ( Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death to Humans or Animals)

Publisher’s Platform: Tiger Brands back in hot seat; recalls millions of cans of vegetables

Opinion According to South African press reports, Tiger Brands, South Africa’s biggest food manufacturer, announced yesterday that it is immediately recalling about 20 million Koo and Hugo’s canned

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Jul 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Tiger Brands back in hot seat; recalls millions of cans of vegetables

Publisher’s Platform: Three years after world’s largest Listeria Outbreak justice has yet to be served

Over 1,000 sickened with over 200 dead from Listeria tainted polony. I have the honor to be working with counsel in South Africa – See Listeria Class Action. See also

By Bill Marler

/ 10 Jun 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Three years after world’s largest Listeria Outbreak justice has yet to be served

Publisher’s Platform: Some thoughts on June 7 – World Food Safety Day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jun 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Some thoughts on June 7 – World Food Safety Day

Publisher’s Platform: These raw breaded chicken products seem to be a problem

This week the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) announced a multistate outbreak

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Jun 2021

Publisher’s Platform: These raw breaded chicken products seem to be a problem

Publisher’s Platform: Hepatitis A vaccines cost a lot less than lawsuits

I felt another blog post coming on after reading Spectrum 1’s headline: “More vaccination clinics offered this week after possible Hepatitis A exposure at Fredonia restaurant” There were two

By Bill Marler

/ 30 May 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Hepatitis A vaccines cost a lot less than lawsuits

Publisher’s Platform: Tucker, shut the cluck up!

Opinion I don’t watch Fox, I value my grey matter. Someone sent me Tucker’s Friday segment “asking” about the CDC warning of the risks of poultry and Salmonella.

By Bill Marler

/ 23 May 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Tucker, shut the cluck up!

Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Leafy Green Industry, please don’t forget those you should have protected

2018 and 2019 were not good years for consumers of romaine lettuce grown in the fields of the southwestern United States, specifically the Yuma growing region of Arizona and the

By Bill Marler

/ 8 May 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Leafy Green Industry, please don’t forget those you should have protected

Publisher’s Platform: Food Safety Suggestions to Expecting Moms from a Food Safety Lawyer

A few days ago, “Down Under” a.k.a. Australia, my friend, food safety guru, and for some strange reason, eater of raw shellfish, Dr. Julian Cox, was speaking about

By Bill Marler

/ 5 May 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Food Safety Suggestions to Expecting Moms from a Food Safety Lawyer

Publisher’s Platform: How hot does a food safety lawyer cook – High! As Doug Powell says, ‘stick it in’

I was managing the barbecue last night cooking chicken breasts. Of course, before they hit the grill, I had carefully removed them from the plastic-covered tray from the store, and

By Bill Marler

/ 4 May 2021

Publisher’s Platform: How hot does a food safety lawyer cook – High! As Doug Powell says, ‘stick it in’

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Bill Marler

Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences

Publisher’s Platform: Request for update on petition to deem Salmonella an adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Listeria can cause SAHCODHA ( Serious Adverse Health Consequences or Death to Humans or Animals)

Publisher’s Platform: Tiger Brands back in hot seat; recalls millions of cans of vegetables

Publisher’s Platform: Three years after world’s largest Listeria Outbreak justice has yet to be served

Publisher’s Platform: Some thoughts on June 7 – World Food Safety Day

Publisher’s Platform: These raw breaded chicken products seem to be a problem

Publisher’s Platform: Hepatitis A vaccines cost a lot less than lawsuits

Publisher’s Platform: Tucker, shut the cluck up!

Publisher’s Platform: Hey FDA, Leafy Green Industry, please don’t forget those you should have protected

Publisher’s Platform: Food Safety Suggestions to Expecting Moms from a Food Safety Lawyer

Publisher’s Platform: How hot does a food safety lawyer cook – High! As Doug Powell says, ‘stick it in’