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 […]
I was awakened this morning at 3:00 AM Seattle time by a reporter wanting to know the status of the outbreak. At that time the toll on consumers stood at 30 from 7 states. Over 12 hours later and countless interviews, spinach contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 has now sickened at least 94 people across […]
Another in a series of articles by Mr. Lin and the LA Times tracking the problems with fresh, "pre-washed," ready to eat lettuce and spinach: FDA issues spinach warning. From the article: An ongoing outbreak of E. coli has killed one person and sickened at least 48 others in eight states, prompting the U.S. Food […]
In its article Nationwide E. coli breakout affects bagged spinach the Statesman Journal reports on the confirmed E. coli case in Salem, Oregon. From the article: Wellborn’s illness was traced back to a package of Dole baby spinach, according to her family and her attorney. The law firm of Marler Clark in Seattle, which has […]
Lois M. Collins of the Deseret Morning News has reported on the E. coli increase in Utah. From the article: Enterohemorrhagic E. coli outbreaks linked to pre-washed or ready-to eat spinach or lettuce, sold under various brand names, are nothing new, attorney William Marler, of Seattle’s Marler Clark LLP, told the Deseret Morning News. Marler, […]
In their article State death tied to E. coli Outbreak linked to spinach, Jesse Garza and Kawanza Newson report on the first fatality linked to the spinach outbreak. As was reported in the article: Bill Marler of the Seattle-based law firm Marler Clark said he is representing four cases of victims of the latest outbreak, […]
We have learned that in the next few hours a press release will be issued from the CDC, FDA, and State Health Departments to alert the public to an ongoing outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has been linked to contaminated spinach. This outbreak appears to involve several states, including Wisconsin, Utah, Oregon and New […]
Nothing yet has been solidly confirmed, however, I have been contacted by two Oregon residents who believe that they are part of a wider E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is potentially tied to the consumption of bagged "Baby Spinach." It appears that the Oregon State Department of Health (one of the best in the country) […]
Interestingly, September is FOOD SAFETY MONTH. I guess someone forgot to let the victims and the businesses below know that. Milwaukee Looking For Link to as many as eleven E. coli cases Eleven people have been sickened recently by E. coli in Milwaukee County. Health officials have not said if the cases are related, but […]
In an LA Times article E. Coli Outbreaks Prompt Review of Salinas Valley Lettuce Farms, Rong-Gong Lin II reports that Salinas Valley growers’ practices are being evaluated by state and federal health officials after their products’ link to repeated illnesses. From the article: Lettuce and spinach grown in the valley, dubbed the "Salad Bowl of […]
Indiana State health officials report the source of the recent salmonella outbreak is the Wal-Mart on 1133 North Emerson in Greenwood. The deli and bakery departments have been identified as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak impacting at least 84 people in northern Johnson and southern Marion counties. Wal-Mart officials report that all employees […]
Andrew Weeks of the Standard-Examiner reports that at least five more people, two of them children, have contracted E. coli from an unknown source in Weber County, according to officials from the Weber-Morgan Health Department. No common food source has been linked to the bacteria, though officials say there seem to be no ties to […]
Indiana State health officials over the last two weeks reported that the source of the recent salmonella outbreak as the Wal-Mart on 1133 North Emerson in Greenwood. The deli and bakery departments were identified as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak in northern Johnson and southern Marion counties. The likely cause of the outbreak […]
Brian White at bloggingstocks.com has written an interesting post about the Wal-Mart sued in Indiana over the salmonella outbreak. Brian writes: When someone sues Wal-Mart these days, it usually doesn’t even make headlines anywhere. This is a tad bit different, as a Greenwood, Indiana family is suing the global retailer for damages after a boy […]
As the Indy-Star reports, Marler Clark is representing a Greenwood man in a salmonella lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores. The suit follows a salmonella outbreak this summer in which at least 84 people became ill. The Indiana State Department of Health traced the outbreak to the deli and bakery departments at the Wal-Mart on Emerson Avenue […]
On August 26 I posted that USDA fails – Miserably – To protect public from E. coli. Well, I was wrong -sort of. It is clear that the USDA or the Nebraska plant (USDA has not named the plant and may take the position it does not have to) had a positive test for the […]