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Publisher’s Platform: Is it illegal to sell recalled food? Hell yes it is

– OPINION – A week ago one of my food safety followers on Twitter sent me this photo that was apparently circulating offering for sale on eBay a product that was recalled

By Bill Marler

/ 14 Feb 2022

Publisher’s Platform: Is it illegal to sell recalled food? Hell yes it is

Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences

Opinion The RCAHD is currently investigating nine cases of hepatitis A associated with this exposure. An employee who worked at three Famous Anthony’s restaurant locations in Roanoke has been

By Bill Marler

/ 25 Sep 2021

Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences

Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

CNN reported this week that Coca-Cola is shutting down the juice and smoothie brand Odwalla at the end of July. Coca-Cola purchased the brand in 2001. Coca-Cola made the call

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Jul 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Opinion This is not meant as a criticism of my friends at the FDA or the good people at LGMA – California and Arizona – or at Western Growers, United Fresh or

By Bill Marler

/ 22 May 2020

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Opinion This past weekend I woke up to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair. San Diego County health officials

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Jul 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Opinion An additional 87 ill people from 16 states were included in this investigation since the last update on Nov. 15. States with newly reported illnesses include: Michigan, Mississippi, and

By Bill Marler

/ 13 Dec 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Why are these fish still on store shelves? I was wrong.

Although the brand was recalled, the Best Buy Date was not part of the recall. My apologies to my friends at Safeway. On July 23rd Pepperidge Farms recalled Goldfish crackers

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Jul 2018

Publisher’s Platform: 2018 has been a Big, Bad Year for U.S. Foodborne Illnesses

First off, yes, 2018 seems to be – and we are just 1/2 way into it – a very Big, Bad year for foodborne illnesses. Second, I am not sure why.

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Jul 2018

Publisher’s Platform: 2018 has been a Big, Bad Year for U.S. Foodborne Illnesses

Publisher’s Platform: Besides hepatitis A, what do McDonald’s, Applebee’s and Texas Roadhouse have in common?

Answer: They are all in Kentucky where a hepatitis A outbreak has been ongoing for months. With 272 people infected with Hepatitis A in Kentucky, restaurants must offer hepatitis A

By Bill Marler

/ 16 Apr 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Tragically, “Forever Young”

My friend, Darin Detwiler, let me post this for him tonight for tomorrow: Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day the last of four young children died during the

By Bill Marler

/ 19 Feb 2018

Publisher’s Platform: Six deadliest U.S. foodborne outbreaks

Although the United States is know world-wide as having one of the safest food supplies, there have been instances where some of the foods most commonly consumed in our country

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Nov 2017

Publisher’s Platform: Supreme Court weighs in without a word

I can hear a bit of silence in the board rooms of America. Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his

By Bill Marler

/ 25 May 2017

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Publisher’s Platform: Is it illegal to sell recalled food? Hell yes it is

Publisher’s Platform: Vaccinate restaurant employees against hepatitis A or suffer the consequences

Publisher’s Platform: Good riddance to bad rubbish

Publisher’s Platform: Captain Obvious — Nearby cow shit can cause E. coli outbreaks in leafy greens

Publisher’s Platform: Seriously, time to ban petting zoos?

Publisher’s Platform: Anything that causes food poisoning should be considered an adulterant

Publisher’s Platform: Why are these fish still on store shelves? I was wrong.

Publisher’s Platform: 2018 has been a Big, Bad Year for U.S. Foodborne Illnesses

Publisher’s Platform: Besides hepatitis A, what do McDonald’s, Applebee’s and Texas Roadhouse have in common?

Publisher’s Platform: Tragically, “Forever Young”

Publisher’s Platform: Six deadliest U.S. foodborne outbreaks

Publisher’s Platform: Supreme Court weighs in without a word