Marler Blog

"Providing commentary on food poisoning outbreaks and litigation." Daily updates on food-borne illness reports and resulting nationwide product recalls as well as commentary on what governments and corporations should do as far as responding to current outbreaks and preventing future outbreaks.

Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Food Poison 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 Marler Blog

Before You Light the Grill Check the FSIS Retail List of JBS Swift Recalled E. coli Beef
Good to see USDA/FSIS and JBS Swift are working on the 4th. The list of retailers is now is 82 pages long. The E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses are at least 23 in 9 states. I am…
So, how does your garden grow?
We have had very warm and dry weather over the last six weeks and the garden has exploded! We have already eaten lettuce, peas, carrots, beet greens, basil and radishes. The corn is well over…
The Net Tightens Around Retailers Who Received JBS Swift E. coli Meat - 23 Reported Ill in California (4), Maine (1), Michigan (6), Minnesota (1), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (2), New Mexico (1), New York (1) and Wisconsin (6).
JBS Swift USA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have released a list of retailers that received meat that may have been tainted with E. coli. JBS Swift USA…
Wegmans Recalls Fresh Anaheim Peppers Due to Salmonella Risk
Batch/UPC Code: Anaheim peppers sold since June 11, 2009. Reason for Recall: Wegmans has removed fresh Anaheim peppers from its Produce departments due to the possibility of salmonella contamination. The FDA is currently investigating the…
Just in Time for the 4th of July Weekend Another Warning About the Meat We Eat - NPR Interview of Marler
Health officials with The Atlanta based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say at least twelve people have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef. WGPB's John Sepulvado reports some…
JBS Swift and FSIS Name Names - Retail Stores That Received E. coli Beef
It really is a bit hard to imagine what today was like for JBS Swift and the FSIS - checking the list of retailers that might have received the 210 Tons of E. coli O157:H7…
Interview with James F. Neale, Esquire - Food Illness Defense Guy
I got the heads-up that Jim had been interviewed by Law 360 and actually said something nice about me. Thinking that it could not be so – since I once suggested that his skills as…
72 People Linked to Nationwide Nestle Cookie Dough E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak
We have been retained by 20 of these linked cases (4 HUS) and have thus far filed suit in 3 cases. We have not filed any suits this week waiting to see if Nestle will…
"Hot off the Grill" in Time for 4th of July Weekend - FSIS List of Retail Outlets that Received JBS Swift E. coli Meat
A few days before many of us light up the barbeque, JBS Swift and the FSIS finally publish the list of retailers who received the tainted-meat (click on below). Frankly, the retailer names had trickled…
California, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Wisconsin Report 23 E. coli O157:H7 Sicknesses Linked to JBS Swift - When will FSIS Release the Names of Stores Where Meat Was Sold?
On June 24, FSIS issued a notice about a recall of 41,280 pounds of beef products from JBS Swift Beef Company that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. On June 28, the recall was…