For the past two years, the LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law has been honored to have nationally recognized food safety attorney, Bill Marler, associated with our food safety studies.
Last year, Bill and his partner at Marler Clark, Denis Stearns, offered a special condensed course, Unsafe Foods & Product Liability, and
Jason’s Deli located at 3213 East Central Texas Expressway in Killeen has been linked to an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak In April according to Bell County. Eleven were sickened and two hopitalised with HUS. The most likely source of the infection was identified as a batch of guacamole made on April 13th, used as
Although health officials in France have not yet concluded the investigation of the source of E. coli contamination that caused 8 children to be hospitalized, beef burgers are the prime suspect.
The sickened children all reportedly consumed burgers bought frozen from the European grocery chain Lidl. The burger patties were manufactured SEB-CERF, a French company
Today it was announced that Earth Fare supermarket is recalling its frozen Earth Fare Spicy Bean Burger with UPC code 8-78602-00518 and lot codes #05311 and #06711 because of a potential Salmonella contamination. No other Earth Fare Veggie Burger products were affected.
The product was distributed and sold only in the Earth Fare located in
Laboratory test results show that the Campylobactor jejuni bacteria that caused diarrheal illness among 16 individuals who drank unpasteurized (raw) milk at a school event early this month in Raymond, Wisconsin was the same bacteria strain found in unpasteurized milk produced at a local farm, according to officials from the Department of Health Services (DHS)
An animal farm located in Everett, Washington has been implicated in a recent outbreak of E. coli among 2 children and 2 adults who recently visited the farm. The Seattle Times reports that the exact strain of E. coli has not yet been determined. The farm is run by the Everett park department and over
Astonished that they would put domestic food safety at risk during a global E. coli outbreak
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) expressed outrage at House Republicans for voting down his amendment to H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. His amendment
On Wednesday, June 15, 2011, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine warned consumers not to consume certain Queso Fresco “Fresh Cheese” made by Quesos CentroAmericano Corp. at 35 Hansen Avenue, Freeport, New York (formerly located at 900 S. Second Street, Ronkonkoma, New York) due to possible Staphylococcus aureus contamination. Although there have been no
And E. coli O104:H4 that has been linked to locally grown organic sprouts, according to the European Food Safety authority, has caused 821 HUS cases, including 24 deaths, and 2,530 non-HUS cases, including 13 deaths. Germany also reports two new HUS cases and 17 new non-HUS STEC cases. Germany reports a new HUS death. In
On Friday, June 10, every member of Congress will receive a copy of the newly released book Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat. The books are supplied courtesy of food safety attorney Bill Marler, who hopes to spur lawmakers to fund The Food Modernization Act