Opinion & Contributed Articles

Ten years after PCA: Reflections on a trial, its impact, and what still needs to change

— OPINION — This is the final installment of a three-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the historic sentencing in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) case. To read Part 1,

By Darin Detwiler

/ 24 Sep 2025

Ten years after PCA: Reflections on a trial, its impact, and what still needs to change

Ten years later: After PCA, fines replaced prison — and people paid the price

— OPINION — This is Part II of a three-part series marking the 10th anniversary of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) sentencing. With the sentencing of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA)

By Darin Detwiler

/ 23 Sep 2025

Ten years later: After PCA, fines replaced prison — and people paid the price

Publisher’s Platform: How Nuisance Law Can Improve Food Safety

Thanks Professor Timothy D. Lytton – brilliant piece. You set the table for growers and processors of leafy greens to actually do something about the safety of the food they produce

By Bill Marler

/ 22 Sep 2025

Publisher’s Platform: How Nuisance Law Can Improve Food Safety

The regenified label risks credibility of regenerative agriculture

— OPINION — Regenerative agriculture has always been a difficult concept to comprehend and is often inconsistently defined. Despite this complexity, it has gained widespread attention because of its holistic approach that

By Brian Ronholm

/ 22 Sep 2025

The regenified label risks credibility of regenerative agriculture

When clean hands harm: Global Glove Safety Day returns with a warning too dangerous to ignore

On September 18 the world marks Global Glove Safety Day, led once again by food safety icon Darin Detwiler with specialist glove supplier Eagle Protect. But this year, it comes

By Guest Contributor

/ 18 Sep 2025

When clean hands harm: Global Glove Safety Day returns with a warning too dangerous to ignore

What has public health done for us lately? Soon, we may not know

Earlier this month, when the recommendations of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission were leaked, I had an unhappy exchange with

By Center for Science in the Public Interest

/ 2 Sep 2025

What has public health done for us lately? Soon, we may not know

Radioactive shrimp and rodent-infested warehouses: Why food recalls still shock us

— OPINION — Imagine buying a bag of shrimp, only to learn weeks later that it may have been exposed to radiation. Or opening your child’s lunchbox to find peanut butter

By Darin Detwiler

/ 26 Aug 2025

Radioactive shrimp and rodent-infested warehouses: Why food recalls still shock us

What submarines and Food Safety have in common: Leading against invisible threats

You can’t see it. You can’t smell it. You can’t taste it. But it can kill you. I first learned that lesson not in terms of food

By Darin Detwiler

/ 15 Aug 2025

What submarines and Food Safety have in common: Leading against invisible threats

Every American should be able to afford and have access to a healthy diet

— OPINION — We have entered into an escalating dialogue about food in America — what we should be eating, how we should be preparing it, what constitutes a nutritious meal, the need

By Steven Grossman

/ 11 Aug 2025

Every American should be able to afford and have access to a healthy diet

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters

— OPINION — Colonel Colon is the leader of four fecal fighters: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. Each is a superhero, but Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill have unique superpowers. Clean: Separate: Cook: Chill: (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here)

By Bill Marler

/ 7 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters

Publisher’s Platform: Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary, live up to ‘Radical Transparency’ or even just transparency

— OPINION — I mailed this letter to Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary – two weeks ago – still no response. Full letter: https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/06/Draft-FOIA-Exemption-4-Letter-6.17.25-FINAL.pdf

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary, live up to ‘Radical Transparency’ or even just transparency

Publisher’s Platform: Why does Public Health not inform victims of the source of their illnesses?

— OPINION — I spoke with a family today to inform them that their husband/father died after suffering a Listeria infection. Until today the family did not know the cause of

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Why does Public Health not inform victims of the source of their illnesses?

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Opinion & Contributed Articles

Ten years after PCA: Reflections on a trial, its impact, and what still needs to change

Ten years later: After PCA, fines replaced prison — and people paid the price

Publisher’s Platform: How Nuisance Law Can Improve Food Safety

The regenified label risks credibility of regenerative agriculture

When clean hands harm: Global Glove Safety Day returns with a warning too dangerous to ignore

What has public health done for us lately? Soon, we may not know

Radioactive shrimp and rodent-infested warehouses: Why food recalls still shock us

What submarines and Food Safety have in common: Leading against invisible threats

Every American should be able to afford and have access to a healthy diet

Publisher’s Platform: Colonel Colon and his League of Fecal Fighters

Publisher’s Platform: Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary, live up to ‘Radical Transparency’ or even just transparency

Publisher’s Platform: Why does Public Health not inform victims of the source of their illnesses?