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: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

— OPINION — After 31 years doing food litigation, I am seldom surprised by an announcement of a foodborne illness outbreak. It was no different last Friday when the FDA dropped this:

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

You must admit that with Christmas around the corner, the folks keeping our food supply safe may well be on Santa’s naughty list and might be finding a lump

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

Publisher’s Platform: Outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer

State test results of lettuce thought to be linked to an outbreak of E. coli infections in St. Louis County have come back negative, but officials say a caterer’s

By Bill Marler

/ 1 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer

Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)

So as Food Safety News Editor, Dan Flynn, said in 2012, let us thank United Fresh Produce Association for: – Killing the nation’s only (real) produce surveillance program (it was

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)

Publisher’s Platform: What’s up with E. coli and Carrots?

As of Nov. 17, there have been 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli reported from 18 states according to the CDC. the states impacted are as

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What’s up with E. coli and Carrots?

Publisher’s Platform: What has happened to the “Safest Food Supply in the World?”

“Over the last few months, we have seen a stunning number of outbreaks, and I know because I have been doing this work since the 1993 Jack-in-the-Box E. coli Outbreak,

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What has happened to the “Safest Food Supply in the World?”

Publisher’s Platform: Safe Salads for Thanksgiving

Preparing a safe and delicious salad for Thanksgiving involves following safe food handling practices to minimize the risk of foodborne illness. Here’s how you can do that. Wash Your

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Safe Salads for Thanksgiving

Publisher’s Platform: How to prevent Salmonella or Campylobacter from ruining Thanksgiving

The contamination rate for Salmonella in retail turkey meat can be relatively low but still significant. Various studies and surveys have reported that anywhere from about 4% to 12% of

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: How to prevent Salmonella or Campylobacter from ruining Thanksgiving

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head leadership should get jail time for Listeria illnesses and deaths

The Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), which was enacted in 1906, includes provisions for criminal sanctions against individuals and entities that violate its regulations. The FMIA aims to ensure that

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head leadership should get jail time for Listeria illnesses and deaths

Publisher’s Platform: An undercooked hamburger E. Coli Outbreak

At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli O157:H7 tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef,

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Nov 2024

Publisher’s Platform: An undercooked hamburger E. Coli Outbreak

How to keep E. coli off your Thanksgiving menu

Always “fun” to talk about unsafe food during the holidays.

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Nov 2024

How to keep E. coli off your Thanksgiving menu

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak deemed over

Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that meats sliced at deli counters, including Boar’s Head brand liverwurst, were contaminated with Listeria and made people sick. Since the last update

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Nov 2024

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Publisher’s Platform: FDA should stop pushing paper around and name the lettuce supplier

Publisher’s Platform: Have I missed any outbreaks over the last few months?

Publisher’s Platform: Outbreak linked to St. Louis caterer

Publisher’s Platform: Time to bring back the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) to help Make Produce Safe Again (MPSA)

Publisher’s Platform: What’s up with E. coli and Carrots?

Publisher’s Platform: What has happened to the “Safest Food Supply in the World?”

Publisher’s Platform: Safe Salads for Thanksgiving

Publisher’s Platform: How to prevent Salmonella or Campylobacter from ruining Thanksgiving

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head leadership should get jail time for Listeria illnesses and deaths

Publisher’s Platform: An undercooked hamburger E. Coli Outbreak

How to keep E. coli off your Thanksgiving menu

Publisher’s Platform: Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak deemed over