In 2009, during yet another foodborne illness outbreak, which had killed nine and sickened over 700 with Salmonella, our new President stated:
At a bare minimum, we should be able to count on our government keeping our kids safe when they eat peanut butter…. That’s what Sasha eats for lunch…. Probably three times a week.
Recently, a Kansas State University Study examined again the effectiveness, through vaccination, of reducing pathogenic E. coli shedding in cattle. Schroeder, Ted C and Tonsor, Glynn T (2015) Agricultural and Food Economics: Market impacts of E. Coli vaccination in U.S. Feedlot cattle 3:7. This commercially available intervention has been used sparingly since 2010. But although
Being at the office on a Saturday allows for a bit of catch up after a week of traveling (and hand surgery). Today is a day to double-check that all the t’s are crossed and i’s dotted in finalizing the Listeria Cantaloupe Litigation. After three years, five months and one day, I am glad for
Published today in Fresh Fruit Portal:
Nearly 20 years ago, a growing, all organic, all raw juice company saw its sales and profits ever rising. Looking for new markets to sell its “Superfood,” it reached out to the U.S. Army to sell the juice to healthy young men and women. The Army sent a
President Barack Obama’s 2015 budget wants to create a new government agency dedicated to keeping the nation’s food safe. Now, who could disagree with that?
Presently, The Department of Agriculture oversees the safety and inspections of meat and processed eggs and the Food and Drug Administration oversees safety of most other foods. The split oversight
I made the Daily Meal’s: America’s 50 Most Powerful People in Food for 2015
#43 Bill Marler, Foodborne Illness Lawyer and Attorney
An accomplished personal injury and products liability attorney, Marler has been litigating foodborne illness cases since 1993, when he represented Brianne Kiner, the most seriously sickened survivor of the Jack in the Box
Next week I will be in Miami as the Keynote Speaker at the Inter-American Law Review Symposium and then to Las Vegas to be on a panel to discuss food safety responsibility from farmer to retailer at the National Grocers Association.
I have received quite a few comments (mostly positive) on Wil S. Hylton’s article in The New Yorker – A Bug in the System – Why last night’s chicken made you sick.
Although, I just figured out I might well be the bug!
Although the opening tagline makes my mom happy, my kids embarrassed and
WIL S. HYLTON’s piece in this week’s New Yorker is worth the read.
I am presenting at the upcoming GMA Conference on the risk of criminal liability in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks.
