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Marler Blog
FDA, USDA and CDC Are Possibly Working the Same E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak. Twenty-Five People Are Sick, the Product Is Listed as Unknown, and the Shared Reference Number Is the Most Informative Thing on Any of the Three Pages.
By Bill Marler
Three federal websites are carrying the same outbreak this week, and none of them will tell you what food is in it. On September 23, FDA’s CORE investigations table added reference #1421: E.…
Food Safety News
FDA identifies two new outbreaks
By Coral Beach
The FDA is investigating two new outbreaks, one of Listeria infections and one of E. coli O157:H7 infections. The has not determined the pathogen source for either outbreak.For the outbreak…
Marler Blog
Two Talks in Oslo: Why It Is a Bad Idea to Poison Your Customers, and What Happens When It Stops Being About Money
By Bill Marler
I am headed to Norway. On September 23 and 24 I am giving two talks at the Aquatiq Food Forum at the Clarion Hotel Oslo, to a room of food…
Food Safety News
Sprout seed supplier recalled product amid outbreak
By News Desk
The seed supplier behind a multi-state outbreak linked to sprouts may have been named quietly in an obscure FDA report.First reported by Phyllis Entis on eFoodAlert.com, the news about International…
Marler Blog
FDA Now Says, “Romaine Calm.” Romaine Lettuce Caused a Summer 2026 E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak. It Waited Until It Closed the File, and It Named No Grower and No Processor – Again.
By Bill Marler
On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration closed its investigation into a fourteen-person E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, reference #1382, and for the first time told the public what the…
Marler Blog
FDA Records: Raw Farm Made Raw Cheddar From Pathogen-Positive Milk
By Bill Marler
FDA's internal records on two E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to Raw Farm LLC of Fresno, California, show the agency suspected in February 2024 that Raw Farm was putting milk from cows…
Marler Blog
Twenty-Seven Years Ago Today: E. coli O157:H7 in Well No. 6 at the Washington County Fair
By Bill Marler
Thanks to Cara Lynn Shultz at People for going back to this one. She picked the right date. September 9 is not the day people got sick at the Washington County Fair…
Marler Blog
660 Million Pounds of Trimmings — The Part of Eric Schlosser’s Op-Ed I Would Underline
By Bill Marler
I read Fast Food Nation before it was a book. Eric and I have known each other a long time, and we talked through parts of Food, Inc. before it was filmed. He has…
Marler Blog
Frozen Blueberry E. coli Outbreak Update: 17 Sick, 6 Hospitalized in Florida and Georgia as Recall Expands to Walmart Great Value Triple Berry Blend
By Bill Marler
Quick answer: As of September 3, 2026, CDC counts 17 people infected with E. coli O145 after eating frozen organic blueberries from Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. of San Carlos,…
Food Poison Journal
Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend Recall: E. coli O145 Risk at Walmart Stores in 16 States as Chilean Frozen Blueberry Recall Expands
By Bill Marler
Quick answer: One lot of Great Value Organic Triple Berry Blend (10 oz, UPC 7874211226, lot 6040 01-6, best by February 9, 2028) sold at Walmart in 16 states has been…