I am looking forward to speaking again at The Western Food Safety Conference presented by Hartnell College May 3-4, 2023.
Come to Salinas for my Birthday – and some Food Safety
From Poisoned to the Present – 30 years in the Front Row
And, My view of 30 Years of largest and most unforgettable Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in the United States
NOW A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
From Jeff Benedict, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Tiger Woods and The Dynasty, Poisoned chronicles the events surrounding the worst food-poisoning epidemic in US history: the deadly Jack
Is the FDA giving up on the Daily Harvest Investigation that has sickened at least 393, putting at least 133 in the hospital?
I am not!
Case Counts
Total Adverse Illness Events: 393*
Hospitalizations: 133*
Deaths: 0
Last illness onset: September 4, 2022*
States with Adverse Illness Events: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MI, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI
How to make the Civil Justice System look even better
News from Benin makes the rough and tumble of my world look a bit better today after this tragic event.
The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a middle-aged man identified as Onana Osua.
Osua who was said to have shot six persons over alleged
Church Potluck was a Stairway to Heaven
On Friday, December 5, more than 100 people gathered at Nackawic Community Hall for a turkey dinner sponsored by a local church. In the hours following the traditional meal of turkey, vegetables, gravy and pies, dozens of those attendants fell ill. About 30 people reported signs of gastrointestinal illness, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
On Monday
A Year of Beef from “Diseased and Unsound Animals” Recalled
Rancho Feeding Corporation of Petaluma, California is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds of beef because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be removed
Puffer Fish Poisoning Prompts FDA Warning
The FDA and state and local officials investigated a case of tetrodotoxin poisoning in Fairfax County, Virginia which is believed to be linked to the consumption of imported puffer fish that was not processed and prepared by specially trained and certified fish cutters as part of an agreement between the U.S. and Japan. The liver,
A Clostridium perfringens – Multiple sclerosis (MS) Link?
According to a press release from the American Society for Microbiology, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have added to the growing body of evidence that multiple sclerosis may be triggered by a toxin produced by common foodborne bacteria. The presented their research at the 2014 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting.
Multiple
Cyclospora and Hepatitis A Outbreaks Update – Busy Summer
The CDC reports that as of July 24, 2013, 285 cases of Cyclospora infections have been confirmed from 11 states. The number of cases identified in each state is as follows: Iowa (138)†, Nebraska (70)†, Texas (66)†, Wisconsin (3), Georgia (2), Connecticut (1), Illinois (1)‡, Kansas (1)‡, Minnesota (1), New Jersey (1), and Ohio (1).
Why I Love My Job
A few months ago I was asked to write something by WSBA about my practice and life as a lawyer. The ask was something like this:
Mr. Marler, I noted that you are a (“the” – I must admit I added that) preeminent litigator in food poisoning cases in our state (well, actually the “world”