Bill Marler

USDA E. coli Policy Questioned After Beef Recall

Late Friday night, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Cargill Inc. was recalling about 8,500 pounds of ground beef for possible E. coli contamination. According to the USDA,

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 29 Aug 2010

Second Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Against Taco Bell

A second victim of the widespread Salmonella outbreak linked to Taco Bell restaurants filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain Monday. The plaintiff in the lawsuit is Tammy Hale, a

By Laurel Curran

/ 17 Aug 2010

How Goes Peak E. coli Season?

Four years ago, there were almost no recalls of beef for E. coli O157:H7 contamination and later the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta reported on

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jul 2010

Lawyers, Microbiologists, and Safe Food

There must be a good joke about a lawyer who sidles up to a bar and strikes up a conversation with the microbiologist on the next stool. I don’t

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Jun 2010

Publisher’s Platform

Last week I spoke at the National Environmental Health Association annual convention. My talk was entitled “What has Changed Since Upton Sinclair? A Contemporary View of Food Safety.” As I

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Jun 2010

Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship Established

A $25,000 Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship has been established at Rocori High School in Cold Spring, MN with a donation from Marler Clark, the Seattle-based food safety law firm.

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jun 2010

Q&A: Keeping Food Safe on Memorial Day

It’s Memorial Day, and while many of us in the northern U.S. brave the elements to barbeque and picnic year-round, the last weekend in May signifies the “official”

By Suzanne Schreck

/ 30 May 2010

Publisher’s Platform

My Damn Day Job(s) You have to give a lot of credit to the folks at FSN – Dan, Helena, Suzanne and Zach (Zach is leaving soon – taking a job

By Bill Marler

/ 22 May 2010

Publisher’s Platform

Oops, I missed my self-imposed deadline to get to Suzanne this week’s version of the “Publisher’s Platform.” Well, now it is 4:00 am on Mother’s Day.

By Bill Marler

/ 9 May 2010

Publisher’s Platform

Somehow Dan the editor and the several staff of Food Safety News convinced me while in Las Vegas (they may well have pictures) to write a few lines each week

By Bill Marler

/ 1 May 2010

Lawyer Battles FSIS on Non-O157 E. coli

Before the 1993 Jack in the Box outbreak, little was known about pathogenic E. coli. Since that time, however, E. coli has become nearly universally recognized as a deadly bacterium

By Zach Mallove

/ 25 Apr 2010

Seattle Station Tracks Food Safety

KCTS 9, the public television station in the Seattle area, aired a short documentary last Friday on the history of food safety since the 1993 Jack in the Box E.

By Zach Mallove

/ 21 Apr 2010

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Bill Marler

USDA E. coli Policy Questioned After Beef Recall

Second Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Against Taco Bell

How Goes Peak E. coli Season?

Lawyers, Microbiologists, and Safe Food

Publisher’s Platform

Stephanie Smith Science Scholarship Established

Q&A: Keeping Food Safe on Memorial Day

Publisher’s Platform

Publisher’s Platform

Publisher’s Platform

Lawyer Battles FSIS on Non-O157 E. coli

Seattle Station Tracks Food Safety

Your Support Protects Public Health