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Marler Blog
The Morning After: Democrats Won the House and the Senate. It Is Time for a Food Safety Project 2027.
By Bill Marler
Democrats will control both the House and the Senate when the 120th Congress convenes in January. NBC News projected both chambers before the night was over. By this morning the people who…
The Daily Intake
FDA Proposes Enforcement Discretion for Small Retailers and Restaurants Under the Food Traceability Rule
On October 8, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance addressing the exemption for small retail food establishments (RFEs) and restaurants under Section 1.1305(i) of the…
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FDA’s Donna Garren Says Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste. After This Cyclospora Summer She Is Right, and If We Do Not Act, Shame on Us.
By Bill Marler
I have spent more than 30 years representing people sickened by contaminated food. I do not often read a speech by an FDA official and find myself agreeing with nearly…
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Salmonella and Eggs in 2026: More Than 750 Sick in the U.S. and Europe, Two Dead in England, and Fixes Nobody Has to Invent
By Bill Marler
Eggs contaminated with Salmonella have sickened more than 750 people in the United States and Europe so far this year, in at least eleven outbreaks, and two people in England have died.…
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Ninety-Four Percent of Americans Are Worried About Food Recalls, and Fewer Believe the Recalls Work. Washington Says We Have the Safest Food Supply in the World. Consumers Beg to Differ.
By Bill Marler
Newsweek reported this morning, in a piece by Aliss Higham, that a new GS1 US survey of 1,000 U.S. adults found 94 percent concerned about the frequency of food recalls,…
The Daily Intake
FDA Finalizes Guidance for Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce Operations
By Emily Chuang
On August 11, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released “Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Biological Hazards in Ready-to-Eat Fresh-Cut Produce.” The final guidance document is intended to…
The Daily Intake
FDA Issues New Produce Regulatory Program Standards
On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the establishment of new Produce Regulatory Program Standards (PRPS), developed in collaboration with the National Association of State Departments…
The Daily Intake
FDA Announces New Guidance and Exemptions Under Food Traceability Rule
On February 19, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced multiple actions intended to support implementation of the Food Traceability Rule, a key component of the Food Safety…
Marler Blog
GAO – We have a way to go to meet the goals of the Food Safety Modernization Act
By Bill Marler
Food Safety News reports, A report from the Government Accountability Office says the FDA has still not met requirements of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act. The Act (FSMA) was…
The Daily Intake
FDA Announces FY 2026 User Fees
In Federal Register notices published on July 30, 2025, FDA announced user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2026 for several of its food programs operating under the Food Safety Modernization…