Bill Marler

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

‘Poisoned’ wins Emmy

The documentary “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” has won an Emmy in the Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary category. This recognition highlights the impact of the film, which made

By News Desk

/ 26 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Free advice for Boar’s Head CEO – and others – after a foodborne illness outbreak

— OPINION — Imagine that the phone call comes or an email pops into your inbox — “Sir, we have been contacted by the health authorities and they say our product has been

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Free advice for Boar’s Head CEO – and others – after a foodborne illness outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Will the FDA use its recall authority to mandate a pet food recall due to Salmonella and Listeria?

— OPINION — Editor’s note: The FDA has issued a similar warning for some Answers brand pet food. The manufacturer, Lystn LLC, has not issued a recall, despite the Food and

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant

— OPINION — The years of inspection reports (Here are the Inspection Reports in PDF.) leave little doubt that the Boar’s Head plant’s food safety plan must have been non-existent.

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Sep 2024

Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

Before you watch the video, please review the last two years of FSIS Inspection Reports – /content/files/files/2024/08/2024-08-27.pdf I also got this email from a former

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Aug 2024

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: FDA is on the Hunt for Cyclospora

What is Cyclospora? Cyclospora is a parasite composed of one cell, too small to be seen without a microscope. The organism was previously thought to be a blue-green alga or

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Aug 2024

Publisher’s Platform: FDA is on the Hunt for Cyclospora

‘Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food’ nominated for Emmy

The documentary “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” has been nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary category. This recognition highlights the impact of the film,

By News Desk

/ 27 Jul 2024

‘Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food’ nominated for Emmy

Publisher’s Platform: E. coli, please go away — again

— OPINION — The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD) and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) have been working for the last month to investigate an E. coli

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Jul 2024

Publisher’s Platform: E. coli, please go away — again

Publisher’s Platform: California Department of Health failed in its Mission

Over the last thirty-plus years of practice, I have been a vocal advocate for robust public health involvement in disease prevention—especially foodborne illness. It is beyond me to comprehend

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Jul 2024

Publisher’s Platform: California Department of Health failed in its Mission

Publisher’s Platform: Florida Ag Department off base with comments on cucumbers

— OPINION — Florida stands alone in criticism of FDA, CDC and 30 other states in determining the source of a Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. According to press reports, the Florida

By Bill Marler

/ 9 Jul 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Florida Ag Department off base with comments on cucumbers

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

— OPINION — I am lucky to have an epidemiologist on staff. Perhaps Fresh Start needs one too. Let me make a prediction, Fresh Start will eat its press release because the

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Jun 2024

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

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

‘Poisoned’ wins Emmy

Publisher’s Platform: Free advice for Boar’s Head CEO – and others – after a foodborne illness outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: Will the FDA use its recall authority to mandate a pet food recall due to Salmonella and Listeria?

Publisher’s Platform: House and Senate should act now on Boar’s Head plant

Publisher’s Platform: What you need to know about the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak

Publisher’s Platform: FDA is on the Hunt for Cyclospora

‘Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food’ nominated for Emmy

Publisher’s Platform: E. coli, please go away — again

Publisher’s Platform: California Department of Health failed in its Mission

Publisher’s Platform: Florida Ag Department off base with comments on cucumbers

Publisher’s Platform: Fresh Start Produce – I would not claim that your cucumbers are not the cause of the Salmonella outbreak

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