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Now growing hemp, not deadly cantaloupe, Jensen brothers face felony charges in Kansas

By Dan Flynn on July 30, 2019

Former cantaloupe growers, brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen, owed $26,368 in restitution imposed by the U.S. District Court in Denver when they decided to work off their debt by helping with a family hemp growing…
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Publisher’s Platform: A Father’s Day without a father

By Bill Marler on June 16, 2019

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 of his thoughts into words:

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

By Bill Marler on April 29, 2019
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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 the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of…
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When is a potato washer not a potato washer? When it’s washing cantaloupes

By Guest Contributor on December 9, 2018
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Food companies have been at the forefront of technological innovation and scientific research and development for decades upon decades. Cursory attention to the items we eat — how those items are grown, sourced, processed,…
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Another Listeria death recorded; Australian ‘discussion’ is weak

By Douglas Powell on March 8, 2018
Editor’s note: This opinion column was originally posted on barfblog.com on March 7, 2018.

I’ve always believed in don’t complain, create.

When I didn’t like the university newspaper I was editor of, I created my

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Food Safety News publisher on the ground in South Africa

By Dan Flynn on March 7, 2018

Bill Marler, the founder and publisher of Food Safety News, prominent food safety advocate, and America’s best-known foodborne illnesses attorney arrives in South Africa today to help push back against the largest Listeria outbreak in…
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South Africa hit by deadliest listeriosis outbreak in history

By Dan Flynn on January 18, 2018

The deadly and record-setting listeriosis outbreak in South Africa isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.

Food is the suspected cause, but health officials have not yet identified a specific source.

Since the new year…
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Publisher’s Platform: Listeria kills – especially the elderly

By Bill Marler on December 18, 2016

The European Food Safety Authority issued a report last week that European experts have noted an increasing trend in Europe of listeriosis since 2008, but they highlight that the number of affected people stabilized from…
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Victim warns expectant moms about food safety complications

By Cookson Beecher on September 6, 2016

Almost 5 years old now, Kendall Paciorek is right on track. She can walk, run, talk and say her ABCs. And while that normal progression of abilities common to many children her age might not…
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Publisher’s Platform: A Bit(e) of history of outbreak criminal prosecutions

By Bill Marler on May 3, 2016

I thought it might be helpful to see a few cases where a food borne outbreak brought the attention of the US Attorney’s office. “Forwarded is Forearmed.” Odwalla_logo.106170247_stdOdwalla:  In 1998 in what was the first…
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Publisher’s Platform: Time for More Criminal Prosecutions in Food Poisoning Cases?

By Bill Marler on November 29, 2015

It has been a busy past several weeks for public health investigators (and lawyers) and uncomfortable (and sometimes deadly) for food poisoning victims, as well as for the management of several companies. Here are just…
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