Bill Marler

Publisher's Platform: ByHeart, Safeway, FDA and ADHS – Botulism in a can still on a store shelf?

Honestly, I am trying to take a few days off and enjoy time away for my wife’s birthday. However, I just got the below photo from the father of one of the 51 children impacted by the ByHeart botulism outbreak. He found the formula still on the shelf at a Safeway in Flagstaff, Arizona – TODAY.

By Bill Marler

/ 18 Jan 2026

Publisher's Platform: ByHeart, Safeway, FDA and ADHS – Botulism in a can still on a store shelf?

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Naughty List

My same Food Safety Elves helped weigh in on the Naughty List. Honestly, during the joyous season, I tend to think more nice thoughts, but these on the Naughty List were hard to ignore.

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Naughty List

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Nice List

I reached out to many food safety elves around the world and the below was the clear consensus of who should be on the Nice List -- there were many left off the list -- but, you are still nice in my book - Happy Holidays.

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Nice List

Publisher's Platform: Is ByHeart formula still on store shelves? Have kids become infected with botulism AFTER the recall?

Rumor has it that cans of ByHeart are still being found on store shelves. Here are some facts. The incubation period for infant botulism is 3-30 days. The first recall

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Is ByHeart formula still on store shelves? Have kids become infected with botulism AFTER the recall?

Publisher's Platform: Retailers, time for moral and legal responsibility

Last month I said about the botulism outbreak (that had at that time "only" sickened 13 – now 51 and rising) linked to ByHeart Infant Formula: “The lawsuits filed

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Retailers, time for moral and legal responsibility

Publisher's Platform: Botulism on the Shelf - Retailers - greedy or stupid?

-- OPINION --

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Botulism on the Shelf - Retailers - greedy or stupid?

Publisher's Platform: We still need the risk of criminal sanctions in food poisoning cases

-- OPINION --

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: We still need the risk of criminal sanctions in food poisoning cases

The Sunday Edition: Food Traceability

Food companies can track a package from a warehouse to your door. So why can't the FDA trace where your food actually comes from? The answer involves politics, lobbying, and a lot of delay.

By Bill Marler and Dan Flynn

/ 7 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Why food retailers really don’t care

If you were not legally responsible for the food you sell, why would you give a %^&$ about food safety?

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Why food retailers really don’t care

Publisher’s Platform: I wrote this 21 years ago about E. coli and petting zoos

Two decades later, the same preventable outbreaks continue to threaten children at fairs and petting zoos.

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Nov 2025

Publisher’s Platform: I wrote this 21 years ago about E. coli and petting zoos

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat – and pose a hidden

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Oct 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

Publisher’s Platform: World Hepatitis Day is a good reminder to vaccinate food service workers

Letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with Hepatitis A and Food Service Workers Dear ACIP Secretariat: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Jul 2025

Publisher’s Platform: World Hepatitis Day is a good reminder to vaccinate food service workers

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Bill Marler

Publisher's Platform: ByHeart, Safeway, FDA and ADHS – Botulism in a can still on a store shelf?

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Naughty List

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Nice List

Publisher's Platform: Is ByHeart formula still on store shelves? Have kids become infected with botulism AFTER the recall?

Publisher's Platform: Retailers, time for moral and legal responsibility

Publisher's Platform: Botulism on the Shelf - Retailers - greedy or stupid?

Publisher's Platform: We still need the risk of criminal sanctions in food poisoning cases

The Sunday Edition: Food Traceability

Publisher's Platform: Why food retailers really don’t care

Publisher’s Platform: I wrote this 21 years ago about E. coli and petting zoos

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

Publisher’s Platform: World Hepatitis Day is a good reminder to vaccinate food service workers

Your Support Protects Public Health