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: Pathogen information at your fingertips on our ‘bug’ sites

Opinion In 1998, Marler Clark was formed by the unlikely pairing of Bill Marler, who represented the victims in the 1993 Jack-in-the-Box E. coli Outbreak, and Bruce Clark, who defended

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Apr 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Pathogen information at your fingertips on our ‘bug’ sites

President Biden, ask your FDA leadership to visit a lettuce farm!

Reprinted by Bill Marler in full without permission from Tim York’s column in The Packer. Food safety attorney Bill Marler was heavily promoting his appearance a couple weeks ago

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Apr 2021

President Biden, ask your FDA leadership to visit a lettuce farm!

Publisher’s Platform: Killing two birds with one stone still works

Opinion This weekend I continued to work on the Parker and Jarboe E. coli cases — both linked to the consumption of tainted romaine lettuce that was caused by E. coli

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Mar 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Killing two birds with one stone still works

Publisher’s Platform: FDA and FSIS – Hey, President Biden, ask your food safety leadership to visit Makayla and Lucas

I am speaking (virtually) at the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Conference this week: https://www.fdli.org/2021/03/2021-food-and-dietary-supplement-safety-and-regulation-conference-agenda/. My guess is that there will be a

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Mar 2021

Publisher’s Platform: FDA and FSIS – Hey, President Biden, ask your food safety leadership to visit Makayla and Lucas

Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available

Opinion In an increasing era of transparency, the FDA, along with its food safety partners at the CDC and FSIS, have for the last several months been listing and announcing

By Bill Marler

/ 10 Feb 2021

Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available

Publisher’s Platform: Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?

Opinion The FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Romaine from the area has been linked

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Feb 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?

Publisher’s Platform: They say this, the others say that, but people got sick either way

Opinion Thompson International has called out the FDA and CDC in the United States and the Canadian food safety and public health authorities in relation to a Salmonella outbreak in

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Feb 2021

Publisher’s Platform: They say this, the others say that, but people got sick either way

Publisher’s Platform: Jail Time – or at least a hefty fine – for the Tiger?

Opinion Setting aside the fact that, after tomorrow’s election, the United States may well have a non-functioning democracy and that both its civil and criminal justice system may collapse

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Nov 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Jail Time – or at least a hefty fine – for the Tiger?

Publisher’s Platform – Food Safety Month – We need some work

According to the FDA, September is National Food Safety Education Month! This month take an active role in preventing foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning.” The Federal government estimates

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Sep 2020

Publisher’s Platform – Food Safety Month – We need some work

Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

CNN reported this week that Coca-Cola is shutting down the juice and smoothie brand Odwalla at the end of July. Coca-Cola purchased the brand in 2001. Coca-Cola made the call

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Jul 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

Publisher’s Platform: CDC punts on recommending food service worker vaccinations – CDC, low risk perhaps, but at times, at a very high cost

Opinion Yesterday it was reported that a food handler at the White Steamer diner in Washington, Indiana who worked last week has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. The Daviess County

By Bill Marler

/ 23 May 2020

Publisher’s Platform: CDC punts on recommending food service worker vaccinations – CDC, low risk perhaps, but at times, at a very high cost

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Opinion This is not meant as a criticism of my friends at the FDA or the good people at LGMA – California and Arizona – or at Western Growers, United Fresh or

By Bill Marler

/ 22 May 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

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Bill Marler

Publisher’s Platform: Pathogen information at your fingertips on our ‘bug’ sites

President Biden, ask your FDA leadership to visit a lettuce farm!

Publisher’s Platform: Killing two birds with one stone still works

Publisher’s Platform: FDA and FSIS – Hey, President Biden, ask your food safety leadership to visit Makayla and Lucas

Publisher’s Platform: FDA is letting more sunshine in — outbreak table available

Publisher’s Platform: Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?

Publisher’s Platform: They say this, the others say that, but people got sick either way

Publisher’s Platform: Jail Time – or at least a hefty fine – for the Tiger?

Publisher’s Platform – Food Safety Month – We need some work

Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

Publisher’s Platform: CDC punts on recommending food service worker vaccinations – CDC, low risk perhaps, but at times, at a very high cost

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens