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  1. Marler Blog

    E. coli O145:H28: What is the Bug in the Blueberries, and the Outbreaks Nobody Solved

    By Bill Marler

    E. coli O145:H28 is a Shiga toxin–producing E. coli — a STEC, in the shorthand. The number-and-letter name is just how microbiologists fingerprint the bug: “O145” describes the sugar coat…

  2. Marler Blog

    E. coli O145:H28 in Frozen GreenWise Blueberries — A Florida Boy and His Grandmother Among the Sick

    By Bill Marler

    Another organic product, another Shiga toxin-producing E. coli outbreak, and another family who did nothing wrong except buy blueberries at their neighborhood grocery store. The FDA and CDC, along with…

  3. Marler Blog

    Blueberries sicken 12 in Georgia and Florida linked to Publix

    By Bill Marler

    Location on Illnesses - Florida and Georgia. The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O145:H28 infections linked to…

  4. Marler Blog

    Marler Clark and Quirk Law Firms Sue The Kebab Shop and Olympia Foods Following California E. coli O157 Outbreak Linked to Beef Kofta

    By Bill Marler

    LOS ANGELES, CA — On May 29, 2026, attorneys William Marler of Marler Clark, Inc., PS and Trevor Quirk of Quirk Law Firm LLP filed a personal injury lawsuit in…

  5. Marler Blog

    Marler Clark retained by HUS – acute kidney failure cases in E. coli Outbreak linked to The Kebab Shop

    By Bill Marler

    As of May 19, 2026, nine California residents have been infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7. Illness onset dates range from March 27 through April 30, 2026. Six…

  6. Marler Blog

    Press Advisory: Food Safety Advocate available to speak about recent E. coli Outbreak linked to Kebab Shop Restaurant

    By Bill Marler

    "Where people typically thought of food safety as this three-legged stool — the consumer groups, the government, and the industry — Bill sort of came in as a fourth leg…

  7. Marler Blog

    Hamburger, E. coli, Outbreaks, Lawsuits and Thirty Years of Fighting Back

    By Bill Marler

    Announced yesterday, the CDPH is working with local health departments and federal partners to investigate an STEC O157:H7 outbreak linked to the consumption of beef kofta served at several California…

  8. Food Poison Journal

    CDPH Investigating E. coli outbreak linked to Beef Kofta Served at The Kebab Shop Restaurant Chain

    By Brian Ernst

    ​What You Need to Know:  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers to be aware of possible exposure to Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 bacteria from consumption of beef…

  9. Food Poison Journal

    Kebab Shop E. coli Outbreak spreads to San Diego

    By Bill Marler

    San Diego County health officials are urging anyone who has eaten at The Kebab Shop restaurant chain between March 27 and April 30, 2026, and later became ill with a stomach illness to get medical…

  10. Marler Blog

    The Kebab Shop linked to California E. coli Outbreak

    By Bill Marler

    As of May 19, 2026, nine California residents have been infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7. Illness onset dates range from March 27 through April 30, 2026. Six…