When Bill Marler was 16 years old, he ran away from home and became a migrant worker for a while, living in squalid cabins, sleeping outdoors, and hitchhiking rides to farms to pick crops.
The low point of Marler’s life came when he lost a gig and completely ran out of money.
For a week,
The second annual observance of World Food Safety Day is June 7.
This day is an opportunity to promote awareness about how to keep our food supply safe and recognize the many people who help get healthy and safe food to our tables
True enough, but with COVID-19, and yet another death of a black
Law360: Prominent food safety plaintiffs’ attorney Bill Marler of Marler Clark LLP, who has been representing victims of foodborne illnesses since the early 1990s, recently spoke with Law360 about practicing remotely from his home on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound and about food safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marler began his career in
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 PMA. But seriously, since leafy green E. coli O157:H7outbreaks spiked in the early 2000’s, is anyone surprised by the following conclusion by the FDA
Kyle Bagenstose of USA Today did a deep dive into food safety in today’s article: “Inspections, citations, recalls slashed: Coronavirus is testing America’s food safety net.” The lack of inspections and recalls are of great concern.
In addition, the questions raised about foodborne illness investigations (or the lack thereof) are of even great concern, as
With COVID-19, what will 2020 bring?
According to FoodNet data published in the recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, in 2019, compared with the previous 3 years, the incidence of infections caused by pathogens transmitted commonly through food increased (for Campylobacter, Cyclospora, STEC, Vibrio, Yersinia) or remained unchanged (for Listeria
So says the press release from the Department of Justice today.
Here is something that I wrote almost 5 years ago today:
After watching the Blue Bell Listeria Outbreak unfold over the last months – especially after reading the FDA’s 483’s, I think it is time for the President and CEO of Blue Bell to
From professor Lytton in the Conversation:
Governors around the country are attempting to restart the economy by easing restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The prospect of returning to “normal” amid a pandemic has businesses lobbying Congress to grant them sweeping immunity from civil liability for failure to adequately protect
Our offices have been essentially empty for the last month.
We have been successfully working remotely since early March and all lawyers and staff have continued to work hard and produce the high quality legal work that Marler Clark is known for.
We are starting to plan for the “new normal.” Here are some thoughts.
Recognizing the impact on our communities, we have donated nearly $100,000 to local food banks. We have also donated $20,000 to area restaurants to serve people in need and to help keep restaurant employees employed. We are honored to also be serving dinners and lunches to local Police and Fire departments and a local medical
