We nearly have all the "bugs" worked out. Please take the time to play with it and shoot me an email (bmarler@marlerclark.com) with your comments. Click on below to get there – site is www.outbreakdatabase.com.
Petition Number 09-03: Petition for an Interpretive Rule Declaring all enterohemorrhagic Shiga Toxin-producing Serotypes of Escherichia coli (E. coli), including Non-O157 Serotypes, to be Adulterants Within the Meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 601(m)(1)
When Food Safety and Health Care Come Together – Thank You Senator Harry Reid
A lot of my blog followers and subscribers have been following the story of Linda Rivera and her fight against the E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. As you might recall, Linda has been hospitalized since May 2, 2009 – yes, almost 11 months. She has suffered kidney and liver failure. She has suffered seizures and has
Parent Food Safety Guide for Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is the only common vaccine-preventable foodborne disease in the United States (Fiore, 2004). It is one of five human hepatitis viruses that primarily infect the human liver and cause human illness. Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A doesn’t develop into chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, which are both potentially fatal conditions; however, infection
Now that the Senate has passed Health Care it is time to take up the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act – S 510
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act – Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to expand the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to regulate food, including by authorizing the Secretary to suspend the registration of a food facility.
Requires each food facility to evaluate hazards and implement preventive
Marler Clark Foodborne Illnesses Site Updated
A "one stop shop" for all foodborne illnesses and food poisoning bacteria and viruses.
Chicks and Ducks can carry Salmonella
Though they are cute and soft and associated with the arrival of spring, baby chicks or ducklings can carry harmful salmonella bacteria, health officials warn.
“We strongly discourage giving chicks or ducklings as gifts,” said Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County health officer.
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“To prevent possible infection with salmonella bacteria, give your child a stuffed toy
Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database to Launch Soon
The Foodborne Illness Outbreak Database should be up and running fully in the next few weeks. We still have a few "bug" to work out. Click on the image below and search for your favorite outbreak or vector. Please feel free to send me comments.
Marler quote of the week – Consumer Recall Notification Act
Had an opportunity to speak with Tom Lutey of the Billings Gazette this week between traveling in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska about recalls and how government and industry could do better. The discussion comes on the heals of the HVP recall:
• The FDA Web site, www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP, includes this information about each recalled
Thank you President Obama and Senate and House Democrats – Health Care Bill will be important to my clients
For all my clients who suffered severe illness due to food poisoning, like Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome or Reiter’s Syndrome, Thank you President Obama and Senate and House Democrats for passing a comprehensive Health Care Bill. My clients facing being dropped from insurance coverage, being excluded for pre-existing medical conditions or facing