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
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Comparing the Food Safety Record of Pasteurized and Raw Milk Products - Part 4
Part 1 and Part 2 of this series examined the historical context of the debate surrounding dairy product food safety, and the mechanisms by which pasteurized or raw dairy products may become contaminated with foodborne…
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Food Poisoning is Serious - Read Mari's Story of a Campylobacter Illness Linked to Raw Milk
I am in Beijing at yet another food safety conference. It is odd really that at each of these conferences - regardless the continent - all tend to talk about the victims of food safety…
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Lawsuits Filed in Multistate Outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated with Beef from Fairbank Farms and South Shore Meats
I am heading to a food safety conference here in Beijing sponsored by the Chinese Government. However, we still had time to keep on top the food safety situation in the United States. The parents…
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E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Grows
ABC News Reports the growing E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak is spreading West after killing two and sickening dozens in the Northeast. Now - Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island,…
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E. coli Outbreak Update - Two Deaths and Twenty-Six Illnesses Linked to Fairbank Farm E. coli Recall
The CDC now says that two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to contaminated ground beef recalled by Fairbank Farms. Lola Scott Russell, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…
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South Shore Meats and Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreaks and Recalls Appear Separate - For Now
On October 26, South Shore Meats in Brockton recalled more than 1,000 pounds of hamburger and steak after 20 Rhode Island students and adults became sick after eating E. coli O157:H7 contaminated meat at Camp…
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The Third Annual China International Food Safety & Quality Conference + Expo November 4 and 5, 2009
Sydney and I are packing today for the long flight between Seattle and Beijing. Although we plan a bit of Daddy/Daughter sightseeing, this food safety conference is important. "The Chinese government attaches great importance to…
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New Hampshire Illnesses and Death Linked to E. coli O157:H7 Hamburger Recall
New Hampshire health officials are advising residents to take part in a beef recall after one person has died and two others became ill after eating contaminated ground beef. "E. coli is a bacteria that…
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First Lawsuit to be filed in Northeast E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak as More Tainted Meat is Recalled
NY Firm Recalls 546,000 pounds tied to E. coli Illnesses - 45,000,000 pounds recalled in last two years. The first lawsuit stemming from the E. coli outbreak in Massachusetts and likely Rhode Island will be…
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Fairbank Farms Recalls Fresh Ground Beef Products Due To E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts possibly linked to Trader Joes, Price Chopper, Lancaster and Wild Harvest, Shaw's, BJ's, Ford Brothers, and Giant
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-059-2009 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Fairbank Farms, an Ashville, NY, establishment, is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S.…