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Marler Blog
Shipping Romaine Across the Country Isn’t the Problem. Good. Now Let’s Talk About What Is.
By Bill Marler
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service recently posted a short piece on its “Scientific Discoveries” site called “Moving Forward with Lettuce Safety.” It is two paragraphs long. I read it three times. I’ve…
Food Safety News
FDA declares end to outbreak linked to Trader Joe's chicken wraps; a new outbreak is under investigation
By Coral Beach
The FDA still has not named Trader Joe’s as the source of chicken wraps that sickened 50 people in an E. coli outbreak, but the agency has declared that the…
Marler Blog
USA TODAY Asked. FSIS Answered. Fifty People Sick with E. coli O157:H7, and the Government Finally Named Trader Joe’s Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps – in an Email to a Reporter.
By Bill Marler
On Friday, October 23, 2026, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service confirmed that Trader Joe’s Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps are the source of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened at…
Marler Blog
FDA Closed a 119-Person Salmonella Newport Outbreak on October 21 Without Ever Naming a Food. Posted August 26, Traceback and Sampling, No Inspection, No Advisory, No CDC Notice. The Same Update Ended an 11-Person Listeria File With No Food and Put Inspectors Inside a Facility in the 46-Person Listeria Outbreak.
By Bill Marler
On October 21, 2026, FDA’s outbreak investigation table marked reference #1403, a Salmonella Newport outbreak first posted August 26 with 84 sick, as ended at 119 cases. In 56 days the file never named…
Marler Blog
Virginia Says 53 People in 18 States have Salmonella from Little Wicomico River Oysters. CDC and FDA Say 27 in 12. Same Outbreak, Same Week, Two Numbers — and the Public Was Handed the Smaller One.
By Bill Marler
Where the recalled oysters went and where the 27 sick people live. Sources: VDH recall alert (Oct. 9), FDA safety alert and CDC notice (Oct. 19, 2026). Virginia’s 53 in…
Marler Blog
Of All the Email I Get About E. coli, This Morning’s Was the First to Offer Me a Hug
By Bill Marler
Most of the email that lands in my inbox about E. coli O157:H7 is not funny. It is a mother describing her child on dialysis. It is a health department records request…
Food Safety News
Sunday Edition: NWS
By Dan Flynn
Quick bites from around the food safety arena this weekAn outbreak of E coli O157:H7 infections linked to ready-to-eat multi-ingredient chicken wraps has affected 50 patients, up from 35 reported by…
Food Poison Journal
Three Federal Outbreak Pages, One Saturday: CDC Is Working 30, FDA Lists 15 With 14,168 Sick and Nine Naming No Food, and USDA Lists One and Does Not Yet Know Which Ingredient Was Contaminated or Whether It Went Into Anything Else.
By Bill Marler
Three federal pages carry the running account of what is making Americans sick. As of October 15, 2026, FDA’s Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks table carries fifteen active investigations with 14,168 people…
Marler Blog
Oregon Doctors Were Told About a Multistate Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak. The Public Was Not. CDC Counts Fifteen Active Salmonella Investigations and Has Posted Notices on Two of Them.
By Bill Marler
Deschutes County Health Services has told doctors in Bend and the rest of Central Oregon that it is investigating, with the Oregon Health Authority, a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections. The Health…
Food Poison Journal
Little Wicomico River Oysters and Clams Linked to Pennsylvania Salmonella Outbreak
By Bill Marler
Effective October 9, out of an abundance of caution and in conformance with recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) closed the waters of…