Bill Marler

Publisher’s Platform: Groups go on record in support of staff at FDA

In response to a reduction in workforce at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a coalition of consumer, industry and public health stakeholder groups issued the following statement: “Ensuring

By Bill Marler

/ 20 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Groups go on record in support of staff at FDA

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

— OPINION — With no fanfare after 89 reported sick, the FDA has closed its investigation into a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak without telling the public more and the CDC continues

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

— OPINION — In 1994, in response to an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants, FSIS established an E. coli sampling program which treated

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

— OPINION — Escherichia coli, commonly known as E. coli, is a versatile bacterium. While many strains are harmless and a natural part of our intestinal flora, some can cause severe illness,

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

— OPINION — In recent years, Salmonella outbreaks have become a pressing public health concern, highlighting the vulnerabilities in our food supply chain. Salmonella, a group of bacteria commonly linked to foodborne

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

— OPINION — Listeria monocytogenes, a potent and pathogenic bacterium, poses a persistent threat to our food supply and public health. Unlike many other foodborne pathogens, Listeria can thrive at refrigeration temperatures,

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Feb 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

— OPINION — And, where is the Inspector General’s Report? And, where are the Congressional Hearings? Here is the final paragraph from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service’s

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

— OPINION — In early December 2024 the FDA stated: “The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:

By Bill Marler

/ 8 Jan 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

Publisher’s Platform: Oysters and Norovirus – a sickening experience

Several years ago, when asked what food I shied away from, one of the six on my list was raw oysters and other raw shellfish. As I said: Marler says

By Bill Marler

/ 21 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Oysters and Norovirus – a sickening experience

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

— OPINION — Last week The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, reported that they are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections

By Bill Marler

/ 17 Dec 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

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: 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

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Publisher’s Platform: Groups go on record in support of staff at FDA

Publisher’s Platform: FDA closes romaine lettuce outbreak with 89 sick and says nothing more?

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, keep me out of the meat business

Publisher’s Platform: Combating E. coli — A call for vigilance in food safety practices

Publisher’s Platform: Salmonella is one nasty bug

Publisher’s Platform: Tackling Listeria – A shared responsibility in safeguarding our food supply

Publisher’s Platform: Has FSIS been asleep at the switch since 2022? How could they let Boar’s Head operate like this?

Publisher’s Platform: Why the lack of transparency FDA?

Publisher’s Platform: Oysters and Norovirus – a sickening experience

Publisher’s Platform: Too many questions about lettuce E. coli outbreak go unanswered

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

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