Marler Blog

September 21, 2026

Deterrence and Detection: A Shout Out to Tom Gremillion — and a Few Points to Add

Just landed in Norway, and the first thing I read off the plane was Tom Gremillion’s new piece for the Consumer Federation of America, “Food Safety and Corruption.” Read the whole thing. Nobody in Washington connects the dots on food safety better than Tom, and nobody says it more plainly. Thank you, Tom — for the piece, […]

November 04, 2025

Pasta Listeria Outbreak – “When in Doubt, Throw it Out”

I am not sure who first coined the phrase and AI says “Ultimately, the source is an anonymous, widely-adopted piece of practical advice designed to prevent foodborne illness.” However, it is damn good advise given the severity of the Listeria Outbreak and the somewhat confusing and rolling nature of the products being recalled. Be safe […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +2
November 04, 2025

Pasta Listeria Outbreak – “When in Doubt, Throw it Out”

I am not sure who first coined the phrase and AI says “Ultimately, the source is an anonymous, widely-adopted piece of practical advice designed to prevent foodborne illness.” However, it is damn good advise given the severity of the Listeria Outbreak and the somewhat confusing and rolling nature of the products being recalled. Be safe […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +2
November 03, 2025

This Pasta Listeria Outbreak has me worried

A total of 27 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 18 states. California 3, Hawaii 2, Florida 1, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 2, Michigan 2, Minnesota 1, Missouri 1, North Carolina 1, Nevada 1, Ohio 1, Oregon 3, South Carolina 1, Texas 3, Utah 1, Washington 1. One […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +2
November 02, 2025

Question – with Listeria and Salmonella Outbreaks growing, are the dedicated employees at FDA and CDC being paid to inform and protect us?

Honestly, I have no idea if the good folks at FDA and CDC are being paid to keep the public aware, but they should be, and are thanks if they are or if they are not. Listeria Outbreak Since the last update on September 25, 2025, a total of 7 new illnesses and 3 new […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +4
November 02, 2025

Question – with Listeria and Salmonella Outbreaks growing, are the dedicated employees at FDA and CDC being paid to inform and protect us?

Honestly, I have no idea if the good folks at FDA and CDC are being paid to keep the public aware, but they should be, and are thanks if they are or if they are not. Listeria Outbreak Since the last update on September 25, 2025, a total of 7 new illnesses and 3 new […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +4
November 01, 2025

Snohomish County Woman Hospitalized after consuming Listeria tainted Pasta

Snohomish County Health Department officials have confirmed that a Snohomish County resident is among those affected in a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes, a serious bacterial infection linked to contaminated food products. The woman, whose identity is being withheld for privacy, was hospitalized earlier this month and is now recovering. She is the first person in […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +2
October 31, 2025

Super Greens Supplement link in multi-state Salmonella Outbreak

As of October 31, 2025, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 7 states – Florida 2, Kansas 2, Michigan 1, North Carolina 1, New York 1, South Carolina 1, Virginia 3. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 12, 2025 to September 4, 2025. Of 11 people with […]

Case News Salmonella Attorney +2
October 30, 2025

Salmonella and Chicken – Bad Mix

“The fact is, if you make salmonella contamination expensive, if recalls exist and people feel embarrassed that they’re producing food that is making people sick or killing them, they’ll want to change their behavior,” Marler said. Susanne Rust of the LA Times writes: “Poultry industry pushes back as food safety group cites salmonella contamination”                                                      •               A […]

Case News Salmonella Attorney +2
October 30, 2025

Salmonella and Chicken – Bad Mix

“The fact is, if you make salmonella contamination expensive, if recalls exist and people feel embarrassed that they’re producing food that is making people sick or killing them, they’ll want to change their behavior,” Marler said. Susanne Rust of the LA Times writes: “Poultry industry pushes back as food safety group cites salmonella contamination”                                                      •               A […]

Case News Salmonella Attorney +2
October 30, 2025

More Listeria Illnesses and Deaths linked to Pasta – 27 sick, 6 dead

Note: Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that certain meals produced by FreshRealm are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and are making people sick. Pasta from Nate’s Fine Foods was an ingredient in FreshRealm beef meatball marinara linguine meals. This pasta tested positive for Listeria and whole genome sequencing Pasta used in the meal tested positive for Listeria. Whole genome sequencing […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +2
October 30, 2025

More Listeria Illnesses and Deaths linked to Pasta – 27 sick, 6 dead

Note: Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that certain meals produced by FreshRealm are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and are making people sick. Pasta from Nate’s Fine Foods was an ingredient in FreshRealm beef meatball marinara linguine meals. This pasta tested positive for Listeria and whole genome sequencing Pasta used in the meal tested positive for Listeria. Whole genome sequencing […]

Case News Listeria Attorney +2
October 29, 2025

Good on Maple Leaf – learning from the past is a good way of preventing a bad future

Years ago – it might have been its first Symposium (never invited back), I was a speaker on the topic of “why it is a bad idea to poison your customers.” The Maple Leaf Listeria outbreak occurred in 2008, causing 23 deaths and 57 confirmed illnesses. The outbreak was linked to deli meats produced at the company’s […]

Listeria
October 26, 2025

We really should get Salmonella out of Chicken

Petitioners, Rick Schiller, Steven Romes, The Porter Family, Food & Water Watch, Consumer Federation of America and Consumer Reports. Each year, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica causes 1.35 million illnesses, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States.[1] However, for every diagnosed and reported case of Salmonella, scientists estimate that 38 similar cases go unreported.[2] If these scientific predictions are accurate, Salmonellacauses […]

Salmonella
October 26, 2025

FDA – it was Romaine Lettuce – Sickened 89 with E. coli, hospitalized 1/2 – several with HUS – 1 dead – but that is all we will say

That sure is “radical transparency.” On November 25, 2024, PulseNet coded an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 2411MOEXH-2. At the time of closing, this investigation included 89 cases across 15 states: AR (2), CO (1), IL (7), IN (8), KS (1), KY (1), MO (50), MT (1), ND (2), NE (3), OH (8), PA (1), […]

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