Bill Marler

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 11

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 O103)

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

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

FDA hid romaine-related outbreak from public view for more than 6 weeks

A not so public public outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce sickened people in a dozen states from July through early September, but U.S. officials did

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Nov 2019

FDA hid romaine-related outbreak from public view for more than 6 weeks

There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others

Opinion America’s food safety attorney Bill Marler, who by way of proper disclosure is also the publisher of Food Safety News, wants food handlers vaccinated for Hepatitis A. Fact

By Dan Flynn

/ 11 Oct 2019

There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

By warning you not to wash chicken (or other poultry), FSIS correctly recognizes the risk of cross-contamination in your kitchen and the risk that it poses to you and your

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Aug 2019

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Opinion I gave the office the 5th off, but had the opportunity to talk with Fox 10 about the “Blue Bell Licker.” According to the report: Police in East Texas

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Jul 2019

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Opinion This past weekend I woke up to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair. San Diego County health officials

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Jul 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

My friend and former client and I have stayed in touch since the Listeria cantaloupe outbreak took his father. On this Father’s Day I asked him to put some

By Bill Marler

/ 16 Jun 2019

Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

Publisher’s Platform: So says the Court — FDA what are ‘high risk’ Foods?

Opinion A federal judge in California has told the Food and Drug Administration, which is the nation’s leading food regulator, to stop dragging its feet on the long-awaited rules

By Bill Marler

/ 12 Jun 2019

Publisher’s Platform: So says the Court — FDA what are ‘high risk’ Foods?

Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

Opinion Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years. Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified

By Bill Marler

/ 29 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time to offer foodservice workers Hep A vaccinations

Opinion Vaccinating food service workers will not solve the entire HAV problem — we need a nationwide focus on homelessness and drug use as well. According to a recent health warning,

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Apr 2019

Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time to offer foodservice workers Hep A vaccinations

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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

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

FDA hid romaine-related outbreak from public view for more than 6 weeks

There isn’t more Hepatitis A risk for restaurant workers; but they can spread it faster than others

Publisher’s Platform: FSIS knows your chicken is tainted, says it’s OK to sell, but tells you not to wash it

20 years for licking ice cream, 0 years for 10 Listeria illnesses with 3 deaths

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

Publisher’s Platform: So says the Court — FDA what are ‘high risk’ Foods?

Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous

Publisher’s Platform: It’s past time to offer foodservice workers Hep A vaccinations