A lawsuit was filed today in the Circuit Court for Barry County, Missouri against Soni Copeland and the Herb Depot and Organic Market. The petition was filed on behalf of Monett residents Brian and Angela Pedersen and their young son, Larry. The Pedersen family is represented by Marler Clark, a Seattle law firm dedicated to
July 2008
Nebraska Beef Ltd. again linked to E. coli illnesses in Ohio
According to Ohio Health officials in southwest Ohio, six people have become sick with E. coli O157:H7 in Montgomery County in recent weeks, leading to a ground beef recall from three markets. Dorothy Lane Market is asking consumers to return ground beef products sold at all three of its stores with sell-by dates between June…
Marler Clark Client Helps Crack Salmonella Saintpaul Jalapeno Case
I was on the phone with our client discussing the status of the state of Colorado’s test on their jalapeno’s, when I received this press release from the state:
State Laboratory Confirms First Human Case of Salmonella from Jalapeno
DENVER – The Laboratory Services Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
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One of my favorite pictures
This was taken by my oldest daughter, of my middle daughter, last summer when we were on the Great Barrier reef searching for our relatives. The scientific classification of sharks:
Kingdom: Animalia – Phylum: Chordata – Sub phylum: Vertebrata – Class: Condrichthyes – Subclass: Elasmobranchii – Super order: Selachimorpha
This summer, with Tomatoes or Peppers…
Food Safety in the United States – A Letter to Congress
Here is a letter that I sent to all members of the US Senate and House Agriculture Committees
RE: Food Safety in the United States
Dear U.S. Congress Member:
I am writing to you because the American people are losing confidence in the U.S. government’s ability to keep our food supply safe.
As you know…
E. coli Links Nebraska, Georgia, California
E. coli cases are such an everyday announcement now days, I have trouble keep up with them on the blog. Here are a few over just the last twelve hours.
York Officials Confirmed E. Coli Case
A health official says restaurant food and a recent meat recall have been ruled out as possible sources of
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Food Safety Advocate William Marler Calls for Public Meat Inspection Records
Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler is calling on the Meat Industry and the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to make the inspection reports from meat processing facilities visible and easily available to the public so that consumers—in including grocery stores and restaurants—can make informed choices on which products they want to purchase.…
Raw Goat Milk Injunction Sought in Missouri over E. coli Poisonings
Simsbury Town Farm Dairy Linked to Raw Milk E. coli Outbreak

The Hartford Conneticutt Courant reported that The Town Farm Dairy has stopped producing and selling milk and milk products indefinitely after four people contracted E. coli O157:H7, linked to raw milk they bought from the Simsbury farm. We learned that the four ill are children ages 2-7 and that some, if not all, developed…
Raw Milk Causing Illness in East, Midwest and West
In breaking news this evening, Connecticut state inspectors are investigating raw milk from a Simsbury dairy farm after reported illnesses. The State Department of Agriculture is looking at whether the raw, unpasteurized milk from Town Farm Dairy on Wolcott Street is responsible for making people sick after a number of illnesses have been reported. The…

State Laboratory Confirms First Human Case of Salmonella from Jalapeno
