Blog — CDC

LISTEN NOW to learn how you can mitigate your risk of getting sick   Reprinted with permission from Bill Marler, Marler Clark. CDC and FDA announce more illnesses in another E. coli Outbreak tied to leafy greens. (Seattle) “With more illnesses, now with at least six with acute kidney failure, it is past time for the leafy green industry to put the health, safety and lives of consumers first,” said Marler Clark managing partner, Bill Marler. “Since the early 2000’s the industry has pushed prepackaged leafy greens on consumers without adequately addressing the root causes of many of these outbreaks...

An outbreak has struck again…this time, cucumbers. As of today, September 10th, 2015, over 340 reported illness (70% hospitalized) and two deaths across 30 states have been connected with a Salmonella outbreak from cucumbers imported from Mexico. Articles covering the story recall ‘another outbreak,’ but whenever I see these hit the news, my heart hurts…for the families, the afflicted and for everyone who will be affected in their lives by something that is so largely controllable. The fact is, the FDA, CDC and USDA will continue to tell us that cleaning produce with water is enough. Just like smoking was...