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Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat – and pose a hidden

By Bill Marler

/ 27 Oct 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

— OPINION — In what has become a far too common and troubling occurrence, another whole genome sequenced (WGS) patient — one of the 61 confirmed sick in June 2024 — has come forward

By Bill Marler

/ 18 Oct 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

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?

Publisher’s Platform: Mystery Listeria outbreak investigation needs to be reopened

— OPINION — On July 24, 2024, John tested positive for Listeria, while in the ICU. John’s sample was genetically linked, by Whole Genome Sequencing, to a cluster of Listeria associated

By Bill Marler

/ 5 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Mystery Listeria outbreak investigation needs to be reopened

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, why not use your mandatory recall authority to protect pets and humans?

— OPINION — In less than one year Darwin’s Natural Pet Products have been found to be contaminated with Listeria, Salmonella (three times) and E. coli O157:H7. This year Dawin’

By Bill Marler

/ 4 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, why not use your mandatory recall authority to protect pets and humans?

Publisher’s Platform: Thank you FSN writers & contributors for 16 years of insight

I just returned from IAFP (International Association for Food Protection) a few days ago. It was great to see old friends (most of mine are) and meet new ones. People

By Bill Marler

/ 2 Aug 2025

Publisher’s Platform: Thank you FSN writers & contributors for 16 years of insight

Publisher’s Platform: World Hepatitis Day is a good reminder to vaccinate food service workers

Letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with Hepatitis A and Food Service Workers Dear ACIP Secretariat: The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Jul 2025

Publisher’s Platform: World Hepatitis Day is a good reminder to vaccinate food service workers

Publisher’s Platform: A letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with hepatitis A and foodservice workers

Dear ACIP Secretariat, The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC regarding use of vaccines and related agents for control of

By Bill Marler

/ 30 Jun 2025

Publisher’s Platform: A letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with hepatitis A and foodservice workers

Publisher’s Platform: World Food Safety Day celebrates ‘Science in Action’

Every June 7, we celebrate World Food Safety Day (WFSD), and in 2025 we commemorate its seventh edition. This day aims to raise awareness and promote concrete actions to prevent,

By Bill Marler

/ 6 Jun 2025

Publisher’s Platform: World Food Safety Day celebrates ‘Science in Action’

Publisher’s Platform: With a felon at the helm, what would you expect?

I have tried to steer clear of politics with respect to the Felon in Chief, but this is nuts, or at least peanuts. According to yet another edict from the

By Bill Marler

/ 14 May 2025

Publisher’s Platform: With a felon at the helm, what would you expect?

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Publisher’s Platform: Study shows one in five UTI’s caused by contaminated meat

Publisher’s Platform: Public Health — See the Evil, Hear the Evil, Speak no Evil

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?

Publisher’s Platform: Mystery Listeria outbreak investigation needs to be reopened

Publisher’s Platform: FDA, why not use your mandatory recall authority to protect pets and humans?

Publisher’s Platform: Thank you FSN writers & contributors for 16 years of insight

Publisher’s Platform: World Hepatitis Day is a good reminder to vaccinate food service workers

Publisher’s Platform: A letter to the CDC’s Committee on Immunization Practices – It is time to deal with hepatitis A and foodservice workers

Publisher’s Platform: World Food Safety Day celebrates ‘Science in Action’

Publisher’s Platform: With a felon at the helm, what would you expect?