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: Hey, President Trump, what are you eating tonight? Fresh Fruit or Hamburger – Pick your Poison

Opinion Salmonella: Tonight the FDA reported that Caito Foods is voluntarily recalling fresh cut watermelon, fresh cut honeydew melon, fresh cut cantaloupe and fresh cut mixed fruit containing one of

By Bill Marler

/ 12 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Hey, President Trump, what are you eating tonight? Fresh Fruit or Hamburger – Pick your Poison

Publisher’s Platform: What to do during an E. coli Outbreak

Today the CDC reported that 96 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Illnesses started on dates from

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: What to do during an E. coli Outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Western Sizzlin’ in Ooltewah Tennessee closing due to Hepatitis A

Opinion My bet vaccinating employees looks very good at this point. In March, an employee at the Western Sizzlin’ in Ooltewah was diagnosed with hepatitis Aand on one Sunday, the

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Western Sizzlin’ in Ooltewah Tennessee closing due to Hepatitis A

Publisher’s Platform: It is Irresponsible for Restaurants to not offer Hepatitis A Vaccines to Employees

Opinion Or, ignore the issue, sicken your customers and be assured, you will be sued. A fact from the CDC: “Since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016,

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: It is Irresponsible for Restaurants to not offer Hepatitis A Vaccines to Employees

Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?

Opinion No amount of money can compensate for the loss of a child or another family member. I recall the Jensen Farms Listeria outbreak in 2011 that sickened 147, killing

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Mar 2019

Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?

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

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Publisher’s Platform: Hey, President Trump, what are you eating tonight? Fresh Fruit or Hamburger – Pick your Poison

Publisher’s Platform: What to do during an E. coli Outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Western Sizzlin’ in Ooltewah Tennessee closing due to Hepatitis A

Publisher’s Platform: It is Irresponsible for Restaurants to not offer Hepatitis A Vaccines to Employees

Publisher’s Platform: What does it cost to sicken 1,034 – killing 204 – with Listeria-tainted polony in South Africa?

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