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: 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

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

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

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

Publisher’s Platform: It is not like I have not been preaching transparency for some time

Opinion There has been yet another romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak. This time with 23 people infected from July 12 to Sept. 8 in a dozen states. Eleven people were

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Nov 2019

Publisher’s Platform: It is not like I have not been preaching transparency for some time

Publisher’s Platform: Goodness, it is almost that time of the year

It is hard to believe that 2019 is drawing to a close. The weather here in Seattle is quickly turning to Fall. The changing colors reminded me that I needed

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Oct 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Goodness, it is almost that time of the year

Publisher’s Platform: Minnesota State Fair reports E. coli cases linked to animal contact – what a surprise?

Opinion The best way to keep the lawyers out of it is to keep the children safe. Yesterday the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that it is investigation an

By Bill Marler

/ 18 Sep 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Minnesota State Fair reports E. coli cases linked to animal contact – what a surprise?

Publisher’s Platform: Journal of Pediatrics weighs in on E. coli Outbreak linked to Soy Nut Butter

Opinion I.M. Healthy – goodness the irony. For a bit(e) of history: In the Spring of 2017, the CDC reported that thirty-two people infected with the outbreak strains

By Bill Marler

/ 16 Sep 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Journal of Pediatrics weighs in on E. coli Outbreak linked to Soy Nut Butter

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Bill Marler

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

Publisher’s Platform: It is not like I have not been preaching transparency for some time

Publisher’s Platform: Goodness, it is almost that time of the year

Publisher’s Platform: Minnesota State Fair reports E. coli cases linked to animal contact – what a surprise?

Publisher’s Platform: Journal of Pediatrics weighs in on E. coli Outbreak linked to Soy Nut Butter