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 […]
Last Friday I spoke with NPR about the safety (or lack thereof) of raw milk. Listen to the full 10 minutes: Here is the interview transcript in part: Bill Marler is a Seattle-based lawyer who specializes in cases of food-borne illness. He’s also the founder of a nonprofit consulting firm that teaches food companies how […]
I am proud to once again be one of the prime sponsors of the China International Food Safety & Quality Conference + Expo (CIFSQ) which “aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and collaboration amongst all global stakeholders” in food safety. As Vice Premier Li Keqiang, Head of the National Food Safety Commission, State Council, […]
I received this email today in response to an interview I gave recently about raw milk to “Food Manufacturing” online: Farm fresh? All the rage? natural food craze? certified organic is a buzzword? You make the lifestyle of eating pure, unpesticide treated, unindustrialized, unprocessed food seem like a generational fad like acid washed denim or […]
CNN reports that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was forced to cancel an appearance Friday before a national meeting of black journalists due to – you guessed it – food poisoning. "While traveling out West the Chairman came down with a bad case of food poisoning," an RNC spokesman said in an email to […]
Linda Rivera, a Nevada woman who contracted E. coli from cookie dough and has been battling for her life for the past fifteen months, has been promised the Senate will move on the pending food safety bill, S. 510–the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. A constituent of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Rivera has […]
I get a lot of emails on raw milk – most are from raw milk promoters, producers or consumers who liken me to the devil or at least a pawn of big business. So, when I got a more subtle and interested question, I was pleased to respond. The question in essence was about the […]
After being in the fog of Seattle for the better part of the day working on my slides for the International Association for Food Protection conference (with a little bit of help), I am looking forward to an excuse to go to sunny California next week. Slide 10 – Larry King Video – http://www.marlerblog.com/2009/11/articles/lawyer-oped/larry-king-and-e-coli-o157h7-deaths/
I get asked frequently about the correlation between the use of antibiotics and the onset of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – that is, does the use of antibiotics with an E. coli O157:H7 infection cause a child who would not otherwise develop HUS to in fact develop it? First, everyone knows that I am not […]
Linda has been hospitalized since May 2009 due to a severe E. coli O157:H7 infection. The below is a picture I took of her yesterday. Three weeks ago she appeared to be suffering from a bowel blockage, but it was decided that it was medication induced. Since then she has been in ICU and was […]
I am in San Francisco today to visit with a client who is still suffering the devastating impact of an E. coli O157:H7 infection fifteen months after first becoming ill. She still remains hospitalized – today in rehab, but a few days ago in was in ICU. Checking my emails this morning, I found this […]
AP’s Mary Clare Jalonick reports that reptile owners who have been feeding rats, mice and chicks to their pets may be at risk for Salmonella poisoning. The company that sells the reptile food, Mice Direct, announced a recall of the frozen rats, mice and chicks Tuesday, saying that human illnesses possibly related to the frozen […]
From KBIA Public Radio Missouri: Time is running out for new food safety regulation legislation to receive a senate debate. If it becomes law, regulations in the Senate Food Safety Modernization Act would drastically affect the way food safety is monitored in the United States. The legislation would standardize regulation for imported food products and […]
According to the Quad-City Times, anyone who received immunizations as a result of possible exposure to hepatitis A at a McDonald’s restaurant in Milan, Ill., can make a claim in a $500,000 settlement that is pending approval in Rock Island County Circuit Court. The settlement, titled Patterson v. JKLM, Inc. d/b/a McDonald’s, is pending in […]
Since posting the 2010 list of raw (unpasteurized) dairy-related problems, I’ve been asked about pasteurized dairy products. In a previous review, outbreaks from pasteurized milk products were found to be very uncommon considering the large number of people who drink them. Statistics from the CDC and State Health Departments comparing raw and pasteurized dairy products […]
In 2008 I posted, “Grass-Fed vs Grain-Fed Beef and the Holy Grail: A Literature Review,” in which I raised the question if grass-fed beef is safer that grain-fed. My concern was, as I said, that Quotes like these were becoming more common on the Internet and recent media reports: “Products from grass-fed animals are safer […]