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: Solve multiple problems with one tool — compassion

Opinion You could solve one outbreak by vaccinating the homeless against Hepatitis A (there is one available) and providing then adequate bathroom facilities. We are likely a year out for

By Bill Marler

/ 12 Apr 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Solve multiple problems with one tool — compassion

Publisher’s Platform: Please protect our food supply, food workers and those food insecure during COVID-19

Opinion Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell and Leader Schumer, As Congress develops urgently needed additional legislation to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, legislators must do much

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Apr 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Please protect our food supply, food workers and those food insecure during COVID-19

Publisher’s Platform: Needed – Passionate Advocate – Extended

Opinion For those of you who read these fine pages of Food Safety News produced by Dan, Coral, Joe, Jonan, Cookson, and our many contributors on a daily basis for

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Jan 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Needed – Passionate Advocate – Extended

Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark donates $100,000 to Dave Theno Scholarship at Stop Foodborne Illness

This fellowship was created in Dave’s honor after his sudden passing in 2017. It is a special opportunity for a young food scientist to work closely with Stop Foodborne

By Bill Marler

/ 4 Jan 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark donates $100,000 to Dave Theno Scholarship at Stop Foodborne Illness

Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination

One dose of single-antigen hepatitis A vaccine has been shown to control outbreaks of hepatitis A and provides up to 95 percent seroprotection in healthy individuals for up to 11

By Bill Marler

/ 1 Jan 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination

Publisher’s Platform: Wise words from Barfblog — What is the one food you will not eat? Raw sprouts tops the list, always

Opinion According to the FDA, Sprouts Unlimited of Marion, IA, is recalling clover spouts in 4-ounce packages because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O103 bacteria (E. coli O103)

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Dec 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Wise words from Barfblog — What is the one food you will not eat? Raw sprouts tops the list, always

Publisher’s Platform: Some holiday food safety advice from Down Under

I got this tweet and link from my friend, and Santa doppelganger, Julian Cox (despite that he also eats oysters): Bill, I thought I’d take the opportunity of this

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Some holiday food safety advice from Down Under

Publisher’s Platform: Yuma 2018 had 240 sick not 210

“widespread environmental contamination” Can we dare mention water contamination, feedlots and dairy farms – well, cows generally? A mind-spinning article landed in my inbox today – “Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infections Associated

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Dec 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Yuma 2018 had 240 sick not 210

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Opinion On this Thanksgiving I want to say how thankful I am for those who work to protect the food we eat. Although for 26 years I have been primarily

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2019

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?

Opinion With nearly 450 sickened, 259 hospitalized and 7 deaths, is it time for a romaine Warning label? Or, are the illnesses and deaths simply a cost of doing business?

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Nov 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?

Publisher’s Platform: My last ode for Transparency – at least for this weekend

Opinion At the risk of beating this issue to death, I found yet another blog post I did several years ago on the issue of transparency in how public health

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Nov 2019

Publisher’s Platform: My last ode for Transparency – at least for this weekend

Publisher’s Platform: A bit more about the FDA and lack of Transparency

Opinion The Halloween disclosure of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce raises another concern about the FDA and transparency — the failure to disclose where consumers purchased the

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Nov 2019

Publisher’s Platform: A bit more about the FDA and lack of Transparency

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Bill Marler

Publisher’s Platform: Solve multiple problems with one tool — compassion

Publisher’s Platform: Please protect our food supply, food workers and those food insecure during COVID-19

Publisher’s Platform: Needed – Passionate Advocate – Extended

Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark donates $100,000 to Dave Theno Scholarship at Stop Foodborne Illness

Publisher’s Platform: Need an easy resolution? Get a hep A vaccination

Publisher’s Platform: Wise words from Barfblog — What is the one food you will not eat? Raw sprouts tops the list, always

Publisher’s Platform: Some holiday food safety advice from Down Under

Publisher’s Platform: Yuma 2018 had 240 sick not 210

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?

Publisher’s Platform: My last ode for Transparency – at least for this weekend

Publisher’s Platform: A bit more about the FDA and lack of Transparency