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: One year ago today – Tiger Brands polony linked to South Africa listeria outbreak

Opinion Following the declaration of the Listeria outbreak in December 2017, a multi-sectoral outbreak response was initiated. Findings were shared by the Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi at a

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Mar 2019

Publisher’s Platform: One year ago today – Tiger Brands polony linked to South Africa listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Opinion We have a romaine E. coli case in Idaho of a young man who suffered a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), was hospitalized for a month and

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Feb 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Publisher’s Platform: How is that romaine E. coli traceback coming along?

Opinion Lest we forget, as of June 27, 2018, 210 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 were reported from 36 states. Illnesses started on dates

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Feb 2019

Publisher’s Platform: How is that romaine E. coli traceback coming along?

Publisher’s Platform: Anyone there? The government shutdown – Month 2

Day 34 I take a ferry to work guarded at times by now unpaid members of the Coast Guard. Next week with increasing trepidation, I will go through TSA Security

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Jan 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Anyone there? The government shutdown – Month 2

Publisher’s Platform: “It’s a bad sign for food safety if Bill Marler is hiring lawyers and paralegals.”

2018 was a bad year for food – Salmonella-tainted Tahini, Chicken, Hamburger (a.k.a. “Hamberders”), Eggs, Turkey, Pasta Salad, Cereal, Melon, Coconut, Chicken Salad, Kratom and Sprouts; E. coli-tainted Romaine

By Bill Marler

/ 19 Jan 2019

Publisher’s Platform: “It’s a bad sign for food safety if Bill Marler is hiring lawyers and paralegals.”

Publisher’s Platform: I am Flying Wednesday, and you are Eating – Safely?

Is the government shutdown compromising our safety? I have faith in the consummate professionalism of the 47,000 TSA inspectors as I consider boarding a plane in Seattle on Wednesday

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jan 2019

Publisher’s Platform: I am Flying Wednesday, and you are Eating – Safely?

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Opinion An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Dec 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Revive the MDP

Hundreds sicken and hospitalized, dozens with kidney failure and 7 deaths from romaine in the last 12 months in the U.S. and Canada and the response from industry and

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Nov 2018

Publisher’s Platform: How does this “Romaine” acceptable? 339 with E. coli, 159 Hospitalized, 31 with Kidney Failure and 7 Deaths

Opinion 2017 and 2018 Romaine E. coli Outbreaks in the United States and Canada Total Sick – 339 Hospitalized – 159 Kidney Failure – 31 Deaths – 7 In 2017 in Canada, a total,

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Nov 2018

Publisher’s Platform: How does this “Romaine” acceptable? 339 with E. coli, 159 Hospitalized, 31 with Kidney Failure and 7 Deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Foodborne Epidemiologist Wanted

Since I posted the below last week, we have received about a dozen really qualified resumes. If anyone is interested, or knows someone who might be, please contact me before

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Sep 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Foodborne Epidemiologist Wanted

Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark looking for Foodborne Illness Epidemiologist

As some of the readers might know, in my spare time I am the managing partner at Marler Clark in Seattle. Our long-time Epidemiologist, Patti Waller, has moved into semi-retirement

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Sep 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark looking for Foodborne Illness Epidemiologist

Publisher’s Platform: Isn’t it time to ban chicken poop from chicken?

Opinion Seventeen people are infected with Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- in an outbreak across four states. Eight people have been hospitalized. One person in New York has

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Sep 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Isn’t it time to ban chicken poop from chicken?

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Publisher’s Platform: One year ago today – Tiger Brands polony linked to South Africa listeria outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

Publisher’s Platform: How is that romaine E. coli traceback coming along?

Publisher’s Platform: Anyone there? The government shutdown – Month 2

Publisher’s Platform: “It’s a bad sign for food safety if Bill Marler is hiring lawyers and paralegals.”

Publisher’s Platform: I am Flying Wednesday, and you are Eating – Safely?

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Revive the MDP

Publisher’s Platform: How does this “Romaine” acceptable? 339 with E. coli, 159 Hospitalized, 31 with Kidney Failure and 7 Deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Foodborne Epidemiologist Wanted

Publisher’s Platform: Marler Clark looking for Foodborne Illness Epidemiologist

Publisher’s Platform: Isn’t it time to ban chicken poop from chicken?