It is always good to give a legal perspective to the Food Industry – click below to download PDF.
Posted with permission from Food Safety and Quality Magazine
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Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” is heading to WSU in January
I had a great talk with Tristan Baurick as he was writing “College Discourse Over Food Safety, Courtesy of Bainbridge Lawyer” – that would be me. As I said, spending a few dollars to bring Michael Pollan to the WSU campus is worth it. It puts:
“Michael Pollan’s biting critique of industrial agriculture, “The Omnivore’s
Marler Interview at Eating Well Magazine
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Myself, along with a number of others concerned about the safety of our food supply, were recently interviewed for Eating Well Magazine. Here is my interview:
SPECIAL REPORTS – Food Safety Expert: Bill Marler
Bill Marler is a managing partner and personal injury lawyer at Marler Clark LLP, PS, and also a national expert in
The Partnership for Food Safety Education Tackles Four Common Food Safety Myths
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Recipes can be handed down from generation to generation and so can myths surrounding food safety — sometimes with sickening consequences. September is National Food Safety Education Month and the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department
Another Nail in the Grass Feed Beef is better than Grain Feed Beef Coffin? Perhaps Not?
As I wrote a year ago in a blog post, "Grass-Fed vs Grain-Fed Beef and the Holy Grail: A Literature Review," several people have commented that switching from grain to grass feeding could be one of the solutions to the problem with foodborne pathogens in cattle and other livestock. Quotes like these are becoming more
Super Lawyer – the list that keeps on giving
Law and Politics Magazine yearly picks lawyers who are voted in by other lawyers as "Super Lawyers." This year I actually made it on the cover when they did an issue of food poisoning litigation. Nice to have the recognition. Perhaps we need a magazine for "Super Clients," so we do not forget what being
The Denis and Bill Show off to Washington DC
Denis Stearns and I will be speaking next week at the FSIS District Managers’ Conference on "FSIS’ Actions in the Judicial Branch" – here is the PowerPoint:
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Food Safety – Now on to the Senate – S 510
I am in the process of reading S 510 – FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Click below to download and read. This was introduced in March 2009 by Senator Durbin. The bill is presently in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
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Another Peer reviewed Award – My mom would be proud
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Hurricane Bill Heads towards the East Coast
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Adapted from AP:
The first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic season has gathered strength with sustained hot air of up to 135 mph, the US National Hurricane Centre said.
Hurricane Bill at this time posed no threat to food manufacturers in the Gulf of Mexico but authorities in Bermuda have warned restaurants to be prepared.