An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation, William Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad. He and his partners at Marler Clark have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death.
CFIA Warns That Certain Sandwich Products May Contain Listeria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and King’s Processing Ltd., (Establishment number 514) Alberton, PEI, are warning the public not to consume certain sandwich products because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products affected by this alert include sandwiches, subs, wraps, burgers, breakfast muffins and bagels. For a complete list of
E. coli Attorney and Lawyer Bill Marler available for Media Background on E. coli Outbreaks
An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation, William Marler has been a major force in food safety policy in the United States and abroad. He and his partners at Marler Clark have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose contaminated products have caused serious injury and death.
Bill Marler Calls on City of Opelika to Pay Splash Park E. coli Victims’ Healthcare Costs
E. coli attorney Bill Marler is calling on the City of Opelika to pay medical expenses incurred by victims of a recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to the Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center Splash Park.
According to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADHP), at least 13 children and two adults experienced severe gastrointestinal illness
Bill Marler To Sprout Industry: Face Reality, Sprouts Can Sicken and Kill
In the face of recent E. coli and Salmonella outbreaks linked to sprouts, food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler, managing partner of Seattle-based Marler Clark, is calling on seed and sprout producers to take a hard, realistic look at the danger their product poses to consumers.
Though the month of June was dubbed
Alabama Department of Public Health Still Investigating SportsPlex E. coli Outbreak
The Alabama Department of Public Health continues its investigation of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Lee County. Thirteen children and two adults who either played in the Splash Park or swam in the pool at the Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatic Center between June 4 and June 22 were identified with severe gastrointestinal illness.
CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Sprouts from Evergreen Produce
Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was warning consumers not to eat alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts from plastic bags labeled “Evergreen Produce” or “Evergreen Produce Inc.,” because the sprouts may be linked to 20 cases of Salmonella poisoning. Yet despite this warning, AP’s Mary Clare Jalonick reported that Evergreen Produce
Outbreak of Campylobacter in Alaska Linked to Raw Milk
The state of Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) is investigating four recent cases of Campylobacter infection associated with drinking raw milk from an Alaska farm. According to a recent epidemiology bulletin, on June 15, 2011, SOE was notified by the Alaska State Public Health Laboratory of four Campylobacter jejuni isolates with identical pulsed-field gel
How Do Sprouts Become Contaminated in the First Place?
Today yet another announcement about the dangers of consuming sprouts has been circulating in the news, this time regarding the FDA’s warning to consumers to avoid Evergreen Produce brand sprouts due to Salmonella contamination. It is very timely, then, that CNN has just published an article detailing why sprouts are considered such a high
FDA Issues Rare Warning to Public to Not Eat Evergreen Produce Sprouts
In a rare, but refreshing move, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers to avoid eating Evergreen Produce brand alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts because they may be linked to 20 cases of Salmonella poisoning.
Why is the FDA making this announcement? Because the manufacturer refuses to recall the sprouts.