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Salmonella potentially changed my granddaughter’s life

By Guest Contributor on May 13, 2022

Editor’s note: This essay was written as a Final Assignment for the Food Safety Litigation course at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville and was selected by the professors as one of the top essays in the …
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Don’t let the cheese ruin your party

By Guest Contributor on April 20, 2021

Editor’s note: Each spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized …
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Is the FDA sliding into your DM’s?

By Guest Contributor on April 13, 2021

Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This specialized …
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The meat industry’s grip on government — time for an overhaul?

By Guest Contributor on May 26, 2020
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Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This …
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Ever wished you could smoke a joint with your dog?  

By Guest Contributor on May 18, 2020
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Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This…
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Touchdowns and toilet bowls

By Guest Opinion on May 15, 2018

Editor’s note: This is 2018 winner of the “Publisher’s Award” for essays written as part of a food safety litigation class at the University of Arkansas Law School. The course is taught by Bill Marler …
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IAFP 2016 — The Salmonella question isn’t easily answered

By Coral Beach on August 2, 2016

ST. LOUIS — A scientist, a retiree and a lawyer walk into a seminar room. There’s no punchline. They’re no joke. They came to talk Salmonella and they are deadly serious. …
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Wisconsin Family Sues Supermercado Over Salmonella Illnesses

By News Desk on May 27, 2015

A Kenosha, WI, family has sued the local Supermercado Los Corrales store whose pork sales are now thought to be responsible for a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 60 people. Kenneth and Melissa…
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USDA, Salmonella, and the Cowardly Lion: A Profile in the Lack of Courage

By Denis Stearns on April 27, 2015

Dorothy: “Don’t you know the Wizard’s going to give you some courage?” Cowardly Lion: “I’d be too scared to ask him for it.”

In an article that will soon be published in the Seattle Law…
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Harvard Law School to Host Conference on Food Safety Law

By James Andrews on December 10, 2013

As the public comment periods wind down on provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), experts on food safety law have planned to convene at Harvard Law School to discuss the law and where…
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