Food Poison Blog
"Surveillance and analysis on food poison news and outbreaks."
Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Marler Blog, Campylobacter Blog, Hepatitis Blog, Listeria Blog, Norovirus Blog, Salmonella Blog.and Shigella Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Health Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Product Liability Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Food Poison Blog
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Are Technical Fixes Just PR Stunts By FDA?
Stephen J. Hedges of the Chicago Tribune's Washington Bureau weighs in with a story questioning whether the new ruling by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to allow irradiation of some fresh produce is…
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FDA Final Rule Favors Radiation Of Fresh Lettuce & Spinach
Someone we learned much from about government taught us that, for better or for worse, there are certain periods of time when things happen in near silence. At the end of every year, from Thanksgiving…
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Attorney Denis W. Stearns Questions USDA Policies
Guest Blog by Denis W. Stearns: On October 3, 2002 I submitted a petition to the USDA in which I asked the agency to explicitly clarify whether a USDA policy that appeared to allow the…
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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Mussel Products from Bantry Bay Seafood
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers against eating certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, because they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a group…
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Adnan Sami Victim of Food-borne Illness: Making Recovery
We always try and note when famous people become victims of food-borne illnesses. Bollywood News and Gossip is reporting that singer, composer, pianist Adnan Sami is recovering from severe food poisoning after being rushed to…
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William Marler: American Food Safety System a "Train Wreck"
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In just a year and a half, the American meat industry has experienced a whiplash of beef recalls. 40 million pounds of meat tainted with highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 has been publicly…
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Bipartisan Group of Senators Led By Harkin Floats Food Safety Reform Bill
Congress is taking its usual summer recess and there is precious little real legislative time left before they leave town for good to campaign to get their jobs back. Nevertheless, it is not unusual to…
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Do Not Eat Tomalley In Maine Lobsters, Warns FDA
Just in time to ruin your summer vacation to Bar Harbor and other locations on the beautiful Maine coast comes this warning from our friends at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA): Avoid eating…
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Food Safety in the United States - A Letter to Congress
Here is a letter that I sent to all members of the US Senate and House Agriculture Committees RE: Food Safety in the United States Dear U.S. Congress Member: I am writing to you because…
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E. coli O157:H7 is a powerful and deadly bacterium
You cannot see it, taste it, or smell it. 250,000 E. coli O157:H7 (E. coli) bacteria will fit on the head of a pin. Ten to 50 will kill your child or your grandmother. More…