I spoke with Jerry Large of the last newspaper in Seattle still standing a few days ago (before the flight attendant pried my iphone out of my hand) for his column, “Appetite lost for "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" at WSU,” about the continued interest in my bailing out the WSU “Common Reading Program” after it bought
June 2009
Snow Creek Recalls Fresh Beef Trim Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination – 75 Pounds – Really?
Snow Creek Meat Processing, a Seneca, S.C., establishment is recalling approximately 75 pounds of fresh beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Various sizes of Cryovac bags of "BEEF TRIMMINGS, BEEF ITEM" packed in boxes. Each box bears…
FDA Needs More Resources To Oversee Food Safety According to Marler Clark Client
NPR Joanne Silberner interviewed Peter Hurley, father of three-year-old Jacob Hurley, who was poisoned by Salmonella-tainted peanut butter for Morning Edition, June 10, 2009 · Congress is taking the first step toward major changes in monitoring the safety of the nation’s food supply. The broad plan is to give more money and power to an…
American College of Trial Lawyers
I have the honor to speak before the American College of Trial Lawyers next week on "How I do what I do." Click below to see my PowerPoint. I will also present my paper, Separating the Chaff from the Wheat: How to Determine the Strength of a Foodborne Illness Claim. I guess I am spilling…
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) blog launched
MRSA – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus blog launched
Food Poison Blog Takes on New Name – Food Poison Journal
As readers of this Food Poison Blog know, a number of new authors have recently joined our contributor list. With all the new posts, Food Poison Blog began to look less like a blog, and more like a journal of news and notes on Food Poisoning. With that in mind, we have changed the title…
Marler on NOW on PBS – Tainted Food: How To Combat Food Poisoning in the U.S.
I was asked to post some of my thoughts on food safety (or lack thereof) on the PBS NOW Series site.
After a brief lull a few years ago, we’re seeing a sweeping increase in outbreaks of Salmonella, E. coli and other foodborne contaminates. There are many reasons for this…
Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT’s) Annual Meeting – Hot Topic – Irradiation of Leafy Greens
I am here at the Institute of Food Technologists’ (IFT’s) Annual Meeting in California to talk about Leafy Greens and Food Irradiation – Pros and Cons. In addition to the below PowerPoint, I will be handing out my DRAFT Publication “Pros and Cons of Commercial Irradiation of Fresh Iceberg Lettuce and Fresh Spinach: A Literature…
Snow Creek Meat Processing Recalling Beef Trim Products For Listeria
Snow Creek Meat Processing, a Seneca, SC, establishment is recalling approximately 75 pounds of fresh beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Monday.
The products subject to recall include:
Various sizes of Cryovac bags of "BEEF TRIMMINGS, BEEF ITEM" packed…

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