I edited this email I recently got from a client to protect their identity.
Dear Bill,
What to say? Thank you so much for your tireless work on __________’s behalf. We are so grateful for your willingness to take on her case, and for the help you offered before she was even your client. We
There are few in the business of combating diarrhea that I respect more that Frank Yiannis and Rob Tauxe.
I am sure that it is not reciprocated, because I am one of those “damn ambulance chasers.” But, guys, it is past time to stop hiding foodborne illness outbreaks – regardless of the thin legal justification.
This fellowship was created in Dave’s honor after his sudden passing in 2017. It is a special opportunity for a young food scientist to work closely with Stop Foodborne Illness and learn from members who have experienced the consequences of failures in food safety firsthand. The Dave Theno Food Safety Fellowship is a partnership between
One dose of single-antigen hepatitis A vaccine has been shown to control outbreaks of hepatitis A and provides up to 95% seroprotection in healthy individuals for up to 11 years.
Please get one and do not become a statistic – especially, if you are a food service worker.
States with Hepatitis A cases.
Note: According to the FDA – “The FDA, CDC and our state partners have identified a common grower between each of the outbreaks, which is a notable development.”
According to the FDA, there are presently three outbreaks under investigation. These outbreaks are each caused by strains that are different from each other and different.
I posted this on Food Safety News yesterday.
For those of you who read these fine pages of Food Safety News produced by Dan, Coral, Joe, Jonan, Cookson, and our many contributors on a daily basis for the last ten years, I try not – well, at least – not too often, to interject my
I spent the weekend talking to people who have been hospitalized in this most recent version of “romaine-ecoli-apocalypse .”
Op-ed from Washington Post, posted without permission – but its that important.
Exactly a year ago, during Thanksgiving week, I was involved in the government’s decision to recommend removing romaine lettuce from grocery store shelves
“When in doubt, throw it out,” says William (Bill) Marler, managing partner at the Food Safety Law Firm, Marler Clark.
“It is past time for the leafy green industry to take the safety of greens, especially romaine lettuce, seriously. The FDA must require, and the industry must implement, better environmental controls and more rigorous
I got “Georgia on my mind.” My heartfelt thanks to the North Georgia Health Department.
Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable, communicable disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It is usually transmitted person-to-person through food or objects contaminated by fecal material. Symptoms of hepatitis A can appear abruptly and can include
