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Food Contamination
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Marler Blog
The Mezzetta Peperoncini Recall: A Mouse in the Jar, and a Recall Notice That Never Says So
By Bill Marler
On Saturday, September 26, 2026, G. L. Mezzetta Inc. of American Canyon, California, announced a recall of one lot of Mezzetta Golden Greek Peperoncini, Medium Heat, in 32-ounce glass jars: SKU 10106328,…
Marler Blog
Eric Schlosser Asks Whether We Should Be Afraid of Our Food. The Better Question Is What We Are Going to Do About It. Here Is My List.
By Bill Marler
Eric Schlosser has a piece in The Atlantic this morning, and if you read one thing about food safety this week, read that. Eric is a friend. He wrote Fast Food…
Food Poison Journal
Six Food Poisoning Outbreaks Are Running at Once and They Add Up to 11,549 People – E. coli, Salmonella, Cyclospora
By Bill Marler
As of Thursday, August 27, 2026, six reported foodborne illness outbreaks are running at the same time in the United States, and between them they account for 11,549 reported illnesses,…
Food Safety News
Suspected food poisoning reported at festival
By News Desk
Reports of food poisoning linked to a food truck are being investigated at a music festival in England.Several people said on social media that they fell ill after eating at…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell Lettuce: What Consumers Need to Know About the Lawsuits, Recall, and Your Legal Rights
If you’ve eaten at Taco Bell recently and are feeling sick, you may not be alone. A rapidly growing Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco…
Marler Blog
Cyclospora Outbreaks with Identified Food/Water Vehicle (2000–Present)
By Bill Marler
Source: www.outbreakdatabase.com. Each outbreak name links to its detail page. OutbreakYearLocationVehicle (Food/Water Product)Producer / Brand2001 Outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis Infections linked to Consumption of Thai Basil, British Columbia, Canada2001British Columbia,…
Marler Blog
The Kebab Shop E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Status Update — Beef Kofta, Olympia Foods, and a Confirmed Genetic Match
By Bill Marler
I have been suing companies over contaminated ground beef for more than thirty years, and I had hoped I would not be writing this kind of alert in 2026. Yet…
Marler Blog
Infant Botulism: What it is, the 2025 Infant-Formula Outbreak, and the Evidence against Milk, Dried Milk & Formula
By Bill Marler
What is infant botulism? Infant botulism is a rare but serious illness affecting babies under one year of age. It is caused by the toxin made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum (and,…
Marler Blog
Unnamed Suppler to ByHeart of Dried Whole Milk tests positive for Botulism
By Bill Marler
The CDC reports no new cases of infant botulism linked to ByHeart formula. New Key Finding: As of January 23, 2026, two samples collected by FDA tested positive for Clostridium botulinum type…
Marler Blog
USDA estimates that Food Poisoning costs the US $74 Billion a year – and that is an undercount
By Bill Marler
The USDA put out numbers from 2023. As noted: Costs of illness estimates are often used to approximate the public’s willingness to pay to prevent foodborne illnesses. These cost estimates…