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Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Naughty List

My same Food Safety Elves helped weigh in on the Naughty List. Honestly, during the joyous season, I tend to think more nice thoughts, but these on the Naughty List were hard to ignore.

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Naughty List

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Nice List

I reached out to many food safety elves around the world and the below was the clear consensus of who should be on the Nice List -- there were many left off the list -- but, you are still nice in my book - Happy Holidays.

By Bill Marler

/ 23 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Nice List

Publisher's Platform: Retailers, time for moral and legal responsibility

Last month I said about the botulism outbreak (that had at that time "only" sickened 13 – now 51 and rising) linked to ByHeart Infant Formula: “The lawsuits filed

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Retailers, time for moral and legal responsibility

Publisher's Platform: Botulism on the Shelf - Retailers - greedy or stupid?

-- OPINION --

By Bill Marler

/ 15 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: Botulism on the Shelf - Retailers - greedy or stupid?

Publisher's Platform: We still need the risk of criminal sanctions in food poisoning cases

-- OPINION --

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Dec 2025

Publisher's Platform: We still need the risk of criminal sanctions in food poisoning cases

Publisher’s Platform: I wrote this 21 years ago about E. coli and petting zoos

Two decades later, the same preventable outbreaks continue to threaten children at fairs and petting zoos.

By Bill Marler

/ 24 Nov 2025

Publisher’s Platform: I wrote this 21 years ago about E. coli and petting zoos

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat – and pose a hidden

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Oct 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

— OPINION — In what has become a far too common and troubling occurrence, another whole genome sequenced (WGS) patient — one of the 61 confirmed sick in June 2024 — has come forward

By Bill Marler

/ 18 Oct 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters

— OPINION — Colonel Colon is the leader of four fecal fighters: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. Each is a superhero, but Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill have unique superpowers. Clean: Separate: Cook: Chill: (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters

Publisher’s Platform: Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary, live up to ‘Radical Transparency’ or even just transparency

— OPINION — I mailed this letter to Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary – two weeks ago – still no response. Full letter: https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/06/Draft-FOIA-Exemption-4-Letter-6.17.25-FINAL.pdf

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary, live up to ‘Radical Transparency’ or even just transparency

Publisher’s Platform: Why does Public Health not inform victims of the source of their illnesses?

— OPINION — I spoke with a family today to inform them that their husband/father died after suffering a Listeria infection. Until today the family did not know the cause of

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Why does Public Health not inform victims of the source of their illnesses?

Publisher’s Platform: Mystery Listeria outbreak investigation needs to be reopened

— OPINION — On July 24, 2024, John tested positive for Listeria, while in the ICU. John’s sample was genetically linked, by Whole Genome Sequencing, to a cluster of Listeria associated

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Mystery Listeria outbreak investigation needs to be reopened

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Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Naughty List

Publisher's Platform: Food Safety Nice List

Publisher's Platform: Retailers, time for moral and legal responsibility

Publisher's Platform: Botulism on the Shelf - Retailers - greedy or stupid?

Publisher's Platform: We still need the risk of criminal sanctions in food poisoning cases

Publisher’s Platform: I wrote this 21 years ago about E. coli and petting zoos

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters

Publisher’s Platform: Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary, live up to ‘Radical Transparency’ or even just transparency

Publisher’s Platform: Why does Public Health not inform victims of the source of their illnesses?

Publisher’s Platform: Mystery Listeria outbreak investigation needs to be reopened