I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
ENDICO POTATOES of MOUNT VERNON NY is recalling Endico brand PEAS AND CARROTS AND MIXED VEGETABLES, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only […]
Attorney Bill Marler is a featured figure in the Netflix documentary Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food, which chronicles his decades-long career as a leading food safety advocate and lawyer. The film is based on Jeff Benedict’s book Poisoned, which details Marler’s involvement in the landmark 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak. Marler’s […]
Arizona 1, California 73, Florida 1, Georgia 1, Hawaii 1, Iowa 1, Minnesota 4, North Carolina 2, Nebraska 1, New Mexico 1, Nevada 3, New York 2, Pennsylvania 1 and Washington 3. As of August 27, 2025, a total of 95 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 14 states. […]
The most recent MAHA bullshit reminded me of the old adage: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” From my friends at CIRAP: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scaled back a federal-state surveillance program for foodborne pathogens. As […]
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide […]
As of August 27, 2025, a total of 95 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 14 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 7, 2025, to July 26, 2025. Of the 80 people with information available, 18 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Total Illnesses: 95 Hospitalizations: 18 […]
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by Salmonella Oranienburg. The agency has not yet found the source of the pathogen, but it has begun traceback efforts. The FDA has not reported what food it is tracing. As of Aug. 20, there were five confirmed patients, but the agency […]
On August 20, 2025, FDA was informed that an import sample of Deep-brand Premium Select Frozen Surti Undhiu Mix tested positive for Salmonella. WGS analysis showed that the strain of Salmonella found in this product matches the strain causing illnesses in this outbreak. As of July 16, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from […]
FDA is actively investigating reports of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination in shipping containers and frozen shrimp products processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (doing business as BMS Foods) of Indonesia. The U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) alerted FDA to the detection of Cs-137 in shipping containers at four U.S. ports (Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, and […]
Over the last few weeks I have received calls from several Los Angeles who suffered Salmonella illnesses after dinning at Little Tokyo Chubby Cattle. Once you read the below, you might understand why. Your Public Health Permit is hereby suspended, and you are directed to discontinue operation of this facility AT ONCE. You are charged […]
DermaRite Industries, LLC is voluntarily recalling individual lots of products in the table below due to microbial contamination identified as Burkholderia cepecia. Risk Statement: Burkholderia Cepacia Complex in these products may result in serious and life-threatening infections. The contaminated products may be used by immunosuppressed individuals or by people attending to immunosuppressed individuals. In healthy […]
One of the most famous trial attorneys of the 20th century and a proud son of Wyoming, Gerry Spence, died overnight Wednesday, at the age of 96. Spence was a legend among the trial bar — especially for his civil practice and criminal defense work. In 1988, after a year as lawyer defending insurance and […]
https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/08/TN25-058-Outbreak-Summary_Final_7.31.25_Redacted.pdf Really well done investigation by Tennessee DOH – however, yet another example of a DOH NOT telling a victim of the cause of their illness. I made the call to the family of the child that died today. I do not understand why DOH would not have done this? Background On May 12, 2025, […]
Documents obtained by The Associated Press through a freedom of information request show that Boar’s Head plants in Arkansas, Indiana and elsewhere in Virginia were flagged for the same kinds of sanitation problems that led to the outbreak, with the most recent report in June. In the past seven months, government inspectors reported problems that include instances […]