The FDA has published the following warning: Consumers worldwide should not use any ByHeart brand infant formula as all ByHeart products are included in this recall. As we know, as of November 26, 2025, a total of 37 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism and confirmed exposure to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula (various […]
I missed Mike Hornick’s (of the Packer) call today about the $10,000 donation from “product liability law firm Marler Clark to the International Sprout Growers Association,” but I like that the donation “will help speed implementation of a food safety audit for sprouts,” according to ISGA president Bob Sanderson. Also, according to Sanderson: “I have […]
No, not to join in the pro-democracy demonstrations, but to talk food safety in Dubai. Perhaps not quite as exciting, and perhaps generally more risky. 2011 Dubai International Food Safety Conference – Why Organizations Fail View more presentations from Bill Marler.
Bryan Buckalew of OPB News and I talked a few weeks ago: Listen Here – Audio Read the transcript below:
You have to give Michael Schmidt (a.k.a., Canadian Raw Milk Messiah) credit for a superior marketing move, and possible legal move. According to press reports, the Canadian raw-milk dairy he now manages, which was ordered to stop selling unpasteurized milk for human consumption, is rebranding the product as a “body lotion.” The Our Cows dairy […]
I have been glued to the media reports on the political upheaval in the Middle East over the last several weeks. The unrest was sparked in an interesting place: On December 17, 2011, twenty-six year-old Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi lit the fuse that ended his life and ignited the current unrest sweeping the Middle East. Bouazizi, […]
According to press reports, a Minnesota dairy farmer accused of selling contaminated raw milk that made 15 people sick is due in court on a contempt charge. State agriculture officials say Michael Hartmann has ignored a court-approved embargo on his food. He has a court hearing set for Monday. The state has cited Hartmann with […]
I had a nice chat Friday with Gergana Koleva for her article “Taco Bell Has a Beef with Lawyers, Runs Nationwide Ads to Fight Back,” for AOL. Here were my thoughts: Bill Marler, a foodborne illness and product liability attorney who has represented clients in at least three previous food-related lawsuits against Taco Bell, said […]
Seven people in Oregon and Washington became ill with Salmonella in January after eating the Sprouter’s Northwest clover sprouts. The company subsequently recalled all its sprouts. A few days ago the FDA released 483 Inspection Report of the Sprouter’s Northwest facility. Failure to take necessary precautions to protect against contamination of food and food contact […]
According to Chinese press reports, a total of 248 people were arrested in China last year for involvement in food safety cases, food safety authorities said Sunday. The country dealt with 130,000 cases involving food safety last year, including 115 criminal cases, according to a statement of the National Food Safety Regulating Work Office. The […]
I just got my Visa back to attend this Dubai conference to give a speech entitled: “Reducing the Burden of Foodborne Diseases – Is the Food Industry Doing its Best?” I am taking a side trip through Istanbul on the way to Dubai. You should download the brochure.
On February 22, 2011, I will be headlining with Al Maxwell, Esq., Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial at the GMA Food Claims and Litigation Conference. According to the brochure – In this session, the top plaintiff and defense attorneys in the foodborne illness litigation arena will discuss recent trends and where related litigation is […]
I have the honor of opening up the Government Accountability Project’s Conference in a few weeks. I will also be bringing to Washington D.C. about a dozen victims of the Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak to ask why justice has yet to be done to the over 700 sickened and nine dead. Hopefully, the […]
In the middle of a late January D.C. snowstorm that jammed intersections, closed airports and made commutes last several hours, Senators Harkin, Klobuchar and Durbin and Congress Members Pallone and DeLauro, who were instrumental in pushing the Food Safety Modernization Act onto President Obama’s desk, honored victims, many my clients, of food poisoning events over […]
Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned people not to eat certain fresh cilantro distributed by Tanimura & Antle, based in Salinas, because the cilantro may be contaminated with Salmonella. To date, no illnesses have been reported. The suspected cilantro was available at retail locations in California from […]
The International Association for Food Protection turns 100 years old this year. Of all the organizations dealing with the safety of our food supply, we have really enjoyed our involvement with it over the last decade (although IAFP was a bit reluctant at first). In 2010, we showcased Food Safety News, Real Raw Milk Facts […]