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.
I saved the last of our “About-Bug” updates for Norovirus – and you will see why.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that noroviruses cause nearly 21 million
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the death of a child Saturday. So far fourteen children and six adults who attended the Cleveland County Fair have
In a continuing effort to keep current on those bugs that are bad for us, we have updated www.about-hepatitis.com.
Exposure to the hepatitis A virus can cause an
I have litigated Listeria cases stemming from outbreaks traced to a variety of foods, such as cantaloupe, cheese, celery and milk. I am presently representing 44 victims and their families
Over the years, Shigella outbreaks have not been a large part of our practice, but when they do happen they can be severe: •Doubletree Hotel Shigella Outbreak Lawsuit – Colorado (2003)
As I’ve said for the last few weeks, shortly after I resolved the 1996 Odwalla E. coli O157:H7 outbreak cases on behalf of five kids that suffered from
As I said last week, shortly after I resolved the 1996 Odwalla E. coli O157:H7 outbreak cases on behalf of five kids that suffered Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), and
Shortly after I resolved the 1996 Odwalla E. coli O157:H7 outbreak on behalf of five kids who suffered Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), and long before Google became synonymous with
The Outbreak Database has come in handy to track just how often cantaloupes – and other foods – have caused problems. Here is a sample platter of outbreaks linked to cantaloupe with links to citations: Marler Clark is proud to sponsor both the Outbreak Database and underwrite Food Safety News.
A year after 147 people were sickened, and perhaps 37 died, from Listeria-tainted cantaloupe, came Friday’s announcement from the CDC and FDA that a total of 141 persons infected
Several years ago I started following the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). It used to come weekly in the mail (perhaps it still does), but it is
