Foodborne diseases are challenging for America’s employers — from rising healthcare costs associated with treating foodborne illnesses to lost worker productivity. Unsafe food that makes people sick has a ripple effect on businesses, communities and the U.S. economy. Annually, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases. Foodborne illness, estimated to cost more
Marler Interview: Why Food Will Continue To Get Safer
From E. coli to salmonella, the headline-grabbing pathogens that can contaminate our food supply are meeting their match, thanks to an array of technology advancements that will impact both food producers and consumers, say food safety research and policy leaders.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to release its long-awaited research on the
Marler Clark Attorneys, Bill Marler and Denis Stearns to Teach Law Class in Arkansas
Reception in their honor Monday February 23
Join us Monday, February 23 for a reception in honor of our guest and visiting professor, Bill Marler and his law partner Denis Stearns. Bill and Denis will be here teaching a condensed course for us, Food Safety Litigation, Monday and Tuesday.
The reception will be Monday evening
Profile of a Food Safety System in Need of Work – Bill Marler
The New Yorker – A Bug in the System – Why last night’s chicken made you sick – A lawyer is leading the fight to keep contaminated food off the supermarket shelf. WIL S. HYLTON’s piece in this week’s New Yorker is worth the read.
CDC: New Study Shows Increase in Raw Milk-Associated Outbreaks
What: A study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal shows that the average annual number of outbreaks due to drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk more than quadrupled since the last similar study – from an average of three outbreaks per year during 1993-2006 to 13 per year during
Hepatitis A Vaccination Clinic Information for Hamilton New Jersey Residents
Mayor Kelly A. Yaede announces a Hepatitis A vaccination clinic due to the recent Hepatitis A public health issue involving Rosa’s Restaurant and Catering, located on South Broad Street in Hamilton. Persons who ate food at or from Rosa’s between November 10, 2014, through December 1, 2014, who have not been previously vaccinated for Hepatitis
WA Custom Slaughterhouse Fined $6,000 and Shut
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has revoked the license of the custom slaughter establishment of Rickson Vilog (also known as Vilog LLC) after inspections found on-going sanitation problems at the Auburn business. In addition to revoking the company’s license, WSDA also assessed a civil penalty of $6,000.
As a result of WSDA’s action,
FDA: Want to Make Some Money off Salmonella?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking for potential breakthrough ideas on how to find disease-causing organisms in food – especially Salmonella in fresh produce.
The 2014 FDA Food Safety Challenge was developed under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, which grants all federal agencies broad authority to conduct prize competitions to spur
Bill Marler – E. coli Attorney and Lawyer
An accomplished attorney and national expert in food safety, William (Bill) Marler has become the most prominent foodborne illness lawyer in America and a major force in food policy in the U.S. and around the world . Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, has represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies
All about Clostridium Botulinum ( Botulism )
WHAT IS BOTULISM?
Botulism is a rare but potentially life-threatening bacterial illness. Clostridium Botulinum bacteria grows on food and produces toxins that, when ingested, cause paralysis. Botulism poisoning is extremely rare, but so dangerous that each case is considered a public health emergency. Studies have shown that there is a 35 to 65 percent chance