I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
Lynchburg, Virginia Heritage High School will be the recipient of a $25,000 donation for science scholarships from food safety law firm Marler Clark. The Seattle-based law firm works nationwide on behalf of victims of foodborne illness, and represented many in the 2008-2009 outbreak of Salmonella in peanut products produced by the Peanut Corporation of America […]
From the 3rd Australian Food Safety Conference in Melbourne: Bill Marler, a US lawyer who acts for victims of food poisoning listed the revolting conditions in one of the two US factory farms that have recently poisoned 1,600 people with Salmonella. They included chicken manure so deep that rats built burrows in it. Half a […]
Lien Hoang of the Roseville Press Tribune got to cover the wedding from hell. Seven people were hospitalized last Saturday night after food served at a wedding poisoned at least 30 guests, according to the Roseville Fire Department. Firefighters responded around 8:45 p.m. to a Roseville church where guests were experiencing symptoms that included nausea, […]
So, where is Senator Coburn when you need him? According to local press reports, as the investigation continues, the number of kids exposed to Salmonella in Mustang Public Schools grows. Thursday afternoon officials from the State Health Department told parents there were 10 students exposed to the bacteria at four different elementary schools, but on […]
This is from writer, Jeff Benedict’s Blog: For the past year and a half I’ve been writing a book about the biggest E. coli outbreak in U.S. history. It started in Seattle in 1993 and ended up spreading through most Western states. Jack in the Box restaurants was implicated as the source. Writing this story […]
We decided to make the big move to the new chicken coop after it had a few coats of white paint in the interior. Today we also bought: Galvanized trash can (to hold feed) and some staples to nail down the wire – $26.37 50 pounds of feed, and larger waterer and feeder, shavings and […]
When Austin DeCoster, Owner, Wright County Egg and Peter DeCoster, COO, Wright County Egg testified under oath, and Orland Bethel, President, Hillandale Farms of Iowa took the Fifth, at the hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to have (with my clients) some time alone with […]
AOL and multiple Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Andrew Schneider wrote a series of pieces this week about non-E. coli O157’s – yet another of my recent projects to pull food safety out of the dark ages. He also did a bit of a profile on yours truly, that like most of the dozens over the […]
It is more that a bit ironic that the state, where its Senator single handedly held up S. 510, The Food Safety Modernization Act, would now be the epicenter of yet another growing Salmonella Outbreak. According to the Oklahoman this morning, the Oklahoma Salmonella outbreak has risen to 15 identified cases in three counties. The […]
In between suing companies who poison my clients, I have a very busy schedule teaching (for free) many of the same companies and their lawyers – “why it is a bad idea to poison customers.” Catch me if you can. Food Microbiology Symposium, U of Wisconsin – River Falls ACI Foodborne Illness Litigation Conference – […]
It is long past time to pass S. 510, The Food Safety Modernization Act, with Senator Jon Tester’s (D-MT) and Senator Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) amendment to S. 510 folded in – at least after the election in the lame duck session. I have been struck in the last dozen years as I have wandered the halls […]
It was reported today that Mustang Public School officials and the Oklahoma State Department of Health are investigating a Salmonella outbreak among elementary children in Canadian County. Officials said 10 cases have been confirmed in Mustang (see A) among elementary-aged children. Health investigators are interviewing parents and children in order to track down the source […]
Like a vampire in the books my daughters like to read, S. 510 keeps coming back to life. According to the AP, the Senate will consider a food safety bill (S. 510) after the November elections that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to prevent foodborne illness. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, […]
Multiple Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Schneider and I have spoken quite a bit over the last several months as he plowed through the facts as he wrote this blog post and a three-part series for AOL News – 1, 2 an 3. Here are a few of my favorite “back and forth:” Why should a […]
The ABA (a law group known primarily for protecting corporate interests – or at least leaning heavily in the direction of doing their bidding) is working on their list of the 100 best legal blogs (www.marlerblog.com made it last year). They are looking for some advice on which blawgs you think they should include. The […]