Bill Marler, food safety advocate and foodborne attorney since 1993, whose Seattle law firm, Marler Clark, has been contacted by victims of the recent E. coli O103 ground meat outbreak, and recent Salmonella outbreaks linked cut fruit and ground tuna, called today on those companies responsible to pay the medical bills and lost
How Safe is our Food in the USA? CDC: Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli up in 2018
Campylobacter, with poultry as a major source, is still the most commonly identified foodborne illness since FoodNet tracking began in 2013. Also, the incident of Salmonella Enteritidis, the most common Salmonella subtype for which poultry and eggs are often the source, has not declined over the last 10 years. Compared with 2015-2017 levels, incidence significantly
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Foodborne illness is a big problem. Wash those chicken breasts, and you’re likely to spread Salmonella to your countertops, kitchen towels, and other foods nearby. Even salad greens can become biohazards when toxic
CSPI Urges FDA, DEA to Crack Down on Sale of Contaminated Poppy Seeds
At Least 12 U.S. Deaths Are Associated with ‘Tea’ Made with Poppy Seeds or Pods
The Center for Science in the Public Interest today is calling on the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration to crack down on the sale of contaminated poppy seeds and seed pods in the wake of at
A Lawyer’s Lawyer and a Gentleman’s Gentleman
An ode to Joe Bottiglieri was posted on his firm’s website today.
With profound sadness we let you know that our dear friend and partner, Joe Bottiglieri, died after a tragic accident last week. Joe had been with Bonner Kiernan since it was founded in 2001, and was with our predecessor firm since 1996. He
Seriously, FSIS and Congress, it is time to deem Salmonella an Adulterant
According to Food Safety News article this morning, the CDC says a Salmonella outbreak traced to ground beef from the world’s largest beef producer is technically over, but there is a continuing threat because unknowing consumers likely still have some of the implicated meat in their home freezers.
Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence indicates that
Leafy Greens and E. coli – A Risky Mix
E. coli outbreaks associated with lettuce, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the frequency with which this country’s fresh produce consuming public has been hit by outbreaks of pathogenic bacteria is astonishing. Here are just a sample of E. coli outbreaks based on information gathered by
I cannot think of many things I would agree with Senator Cotton on – except:
Senator Cotton Warns of Opioid Overdoses from Unwashed Poppy Seeds
An opioid epidemic is sweeping the country. More than sixty thousand Americans are dying from opioid overdoses each year-more than the number of Americans who died in all twenty years of the Vietnam War. What a staggering fact that is. But behind each number is
Foodborne Illness Litigation – The Past and the Present
I have been talking about food safety and litigation for the last few decades. The groups I have spoken to have been all types in the food industry – from beef to leafy greens – as well as the heroes of public and environmental health. I had a chance today to talk to leaders in
The FDA to Leafy Green Growers – “Please voluntarily stop poisoning your customers”
The FDA today published its “Investigation Summary: Factors Potentially Contributing to the Contamination of Romaine Lettuce Implicated in the Fall 2018 Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.”
First, a hat tip to the FDA investigators for getting at the report critically fast and during the governmental shutdown. It is prompt, science based, investigations that will