Marler Blog

May 12, 2026

Hey, FDA Commissioner Makary, AI has a wild idea – perhaps a Hallucination?

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 […]

October 26, 2024

Onion Industry – Step up and “Put me out of Business, please”

In 2002, I wrote an Op-ed for the Denver Post entitled: “Put me out of business. Please.” For this trial lawyer, E. coli has been a successful practice – and a heart-breaking one. I’m tired of visiting with horribly sick kids who did not have to be sick in the first place. I’m outraged with a […]

E. coli Salmonella +2
October 26, 2024

Colorado – it was not our onions!

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is supporting Colorado onion producers while an investigation into an ongoing E. coli outbreak continues.  CDA is working with our state and federal partners, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Colorado Department of Public Health […]

E. coli
October 25, 2024

Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, weighs in with E. coli Lawsuit against McDonalds

Today the E. coli attorneys at Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s Corporation on behalf of Sarah Johnson, in the District Court of the District of Nebraska (Complaint # 4:24-cv-03195, see attached below). McDonald’s has confirmed that Taylor Farms was the supplier of onions that have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to Quarter Pounder […]

E. coli HUS
October 25, 2024

McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak hits 75 in 13 States

As of October 24, 75 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 13 states – Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan. Illnesses started on dates ranging from Sept 27, 2024, to October 10, 2024. Of 61 people with information available, 22 have […]

E. coli HUS
October 25, 2024

Taylor Farms Onions pulled from Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and Burger King after E. coli outbreak linked to McDonalds

As of October 24, McDonald’s has confirmed that Taylor Farms was the supplier of onions that have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak traced to Quarter Pounder burgers sold at the chain’s restaurants in at least 10 states. Slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers have become the suspected source of E. coli 0157:H7 […]

E. coli HUS
October 24, 2024

Thank Goodness for Scientists doing the hard work understanding the risks of Onions

https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/Publications-Microbial-Safety-of-Onions_v.2024.pdf

Salmonella
October 23, 2024

Are Taylor Farms Onions the link to the McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak?

As they say, the plot thickens. The majority of people who have fallen ill, 26, are in Colorado, including 18 in Mesa County. The older adult who died lived in Mesa County. It is unclear where the one HUS victim resides. According to the Wall Street Journal “Taylor Farms, which supplied the onions to the affected […]

E. coli HUS
October 22, 2024

What You Need to know about the E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria during an Outbreak

E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody response) found on the body and tail or flagellum[2]respectively and distinguish it from other […]

E. coli HUS
October 22, 2024

McDonald’s E. coli Outbreak – was it the beef or the onions?

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Epidemiologic data show that Quarter Pounder hamburgers served at McDonald’s are […]

E. coli HUS
October 22, 2024

Listeria and Waffles – Not what’s for Breakfast

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) is voluntarily recalling certain frozen waffle products listed below due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such […]

Listeria
October 21, 2024

Off to Sun Valley to talk Food Safety

Here is the full Program – https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/2024-IMIFT-Symposium-Program-Version-10102024.pdf

Case News
October 21, 2024

Marler Clark files three more Listeria lawsuits against Boar’s Head

Families seek compensation for deaths of loved ones Seattle, WA –  Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, filed three additional Listeria wrongful death complaints against Boar’s Head today. One case was filed in Federal Court in New York, Complaint #1:24-cv-07184, and two were filed in Federal Court in Virginia, Complaint #3:24-cv-00737 and Complaint #3:24-cv-00739. Boar’s Head Listeria […]

Listeria
October 18, 2024

Schools in multiple states received Listeria tainted chicken

A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8 million pounds of additional products, for a total of more than 11.7 million pounds of products recalled over possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says. The products were distributed to restaurants and […]

Listeria
October 18, 2024

FDA is busy with Outbreaks

Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and Cyclospora outbreaks under investigation.

E. coli Salmonella +2
October 18, 2024

Salmonella Egg Outbreak over after nearly 100 Sickened

According to the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that eggs supplied by Milo’s Poultry Farms were contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick. As of October 17, 2024, a total of 93 people infected with the outbreak […]

Salmonella
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