Marler Blog

November 29, 2025

ByHeart Infant Formula went to 21 Countries. Are infants ill? Are they getting the BabyBIG botulism anti-toxin?

The FDA has published the following warning: Consumers worldwide should not use any ByHeart brand infant formula as all ByHeart products are included in this recall. As we know, as of November 26, 2025, a total of 37 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism and confirmed exposure to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula (various […]

August 13, 2020

CDC and FDA update Recall Notice of Salmonella Tainted Onions that have sickened 839

Do not eat, serve, or sell recalled onions from Thomson International, Inc., or food made with these onions. Onion types include red, white, yellow, and sweet yellow varieties. Other companies have also recalled food made with recalled onions, such as cheese dip and chicken salads. At home, check your refrigerator and kitchen for recalled onions or foods made with […]

Salmonella
August 07, 2020

Hey, sorry Canada for poisoning your people with Cyclospora and Salmonella from the United States

Because of COVID, we are banned from Canada, but our food products are not. Cyclospora:  As of July 8, 2020, there are 37 confirmed cases of Cyclospora illness linked to this outbreak in three provinces: Ontario (26), Quebec (10) and Newfoundland and Labrador (1). Individuals became sick between mid-May and mid-June 2020. One individual has been hospitalized. […]

Salmonella Cyclospora
August 07, 2020

Darwin, where are you? Sturgis to hold motorcycle rally during a COVID-19 Pandemic

55,836 new COVID-19 cases today and 1,249 deaths. According to various news outlets, officials inside and outside South Dakota are expressing concern about the potential spread of the coronavirus during an annual motorcycle rally that opens Friday in the Black Hills and typically attracts hundreds of thousands of bikers. But officials in Sturgis, the town […]

COVID-19
August 04, 2020

Marler Clark files Salmonella Onion Lawsuit on behalf Canadian Citizen in United States Federal Court

(Bakersfield, California) Today, Marler Clark filed a Salmonella Lawsuit on behalf of a Canadian citizen in United States Federal Court in California for her illness linked to Salmonella Newport – tainted onions from Thomson International.  Marler Clark is working with Craig Murphy of Murphy & Murphy on behalf of Kendra Cooper of Edmonton, Alberta, who became sick on […]

Salmonella Cyclospora
August 03, 2020

Marler Clark files first Onion Salmonella Lawsuit against Thomson International

(San Diego) Today, Marler Clark filed the first Salmonella Lawsuit linked to Salmonella Newport – tainted Onions from Thomson International of Bakersfield in San Diego State Court.  Marler Clark is working with Craig Murphy of Murphy & Murphy on behalf of Keith Robert Willis of San Diego who became sick on July 1 with Salmonella […]

Salmonella
July 30, 2020

Frank Yiannas steps out and steps up to protect us from tainted irrigation water

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a new protocol for the development and registration of antimicrobial treatments for preharvest agricultural water, such as the water used in farm irrigation systems. The protocol was developed through a collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Companies can now use data developed under this protocol to […]

E. coli Salmonella
July 30, 2020

Red Onion Salmonella Outbreak Explodes in US and Canada

According to Canada, as of July 30, 2020, there have been 114 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (43), Alberta (55), Manitoba (13), Ontario (2), and Prince Edward Island (1). The individual from Prince Edward Island reported traveling to Alberta before becoming ill. Saskatchewan has […]

Salmonella
July 24, 2020

Salmonella Outbreak hits 271 in the United States and Canada

According to the CDC, a total of 212 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport have been reported from 23 states. 31 hospitalizations have been reported. No deaths have been reported. Ill people range in age from 0 to 92 years, with a median age of 40. Fifty-four percent of ill people are […]

Salmonella
July 22, 2020

Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, Island Office – COVID 19 Style

After a few months of not commuting by ferry from Bainbridge Island to downtown Seattle, and not spending days on that ferry or an airplane flying around the world, I decided to land back on Bainbridge Island with my law office – or at least the island version of the Seattle version. Over the next […]

Lawyer Op-Ed
July 13, 2020

Register for IAFP’s COVID-19 & Food Safety Virtual Global Summit on July 29, 2020 – you won’t want to miss it!

The COVID-19 & Food Safety Global Summit, organized by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and sponsored by Marler Clark LLP PS, is a two-hour virtual international event taking place on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The Summit is bringing together scientific experts, regulatory officials, academics, and industry executives worldwide to better understand the threat […]

Lawyer Op-Ed
July 08, 2020

Once again, U.S. salad sickens Canadian consumers with Cyclospora

As of July 8, 2020, there are 37 confirmed cases of Cyclospora illness linked to this outbreak in three provinces: Ontario (26), Quebec (10) and Newfoundland and Labrador (1). Individuals became sick between mid-May and mid-June 2020. One individual has been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Individuals who became ill are between 21 and 70 years […]

Cyclospora
July 01, 2020

Fresh Express salad and ALDI Little Salad Bar, Giant Eagle, Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco Signature Farms, ShopRite Wholesome Pantry, and Walmart Marketside linked in Cyclospora Outbreak

206 people with laboratory-confirmed Cyclospora infections and who reported eating bagged salad mix before getting sick have been reported from 8 Midwestern states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wisconsin). Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 11, 2020 to June 17, 2020. 23 people have been hospitalized. Products were sold in many states under […]

Cyclospora
June 22, 2020

A teenage runaway tries his hand at migrant work and becomes one of the most powerful food safety lawyers in the world / William Marler, Owner & Managing Partner, Marler Clark, LLP. The Good Story – When It Mattered Podcast Ep. 49 — Chitra Ragavan June

When Bill Marler was 16 years old, he ran away from home and became a migrant worker for a while, living in squalid cabins, sleeping outdoors, and hitchhiking rides to farms to pick crops. The low point of Marler’s life came when he lost a gig and completely ran out of money. For a week, he lived […]

E. coli
June 20, 2020

Settlement reached in Cyclospora Lawsuit

As of September 5, 2018, 250 people were infected with Cyclospora reported from 4 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 14, 2018 to June 20, 2018. Ill people ranged in age from 13–79 years with a median age of 45. Among ill people, 52% were female. Eight people (3%) were hospitalized. No deaths […]

Cyclospora
June 20, 2020

ALDI, Hy-Vee, and Jewel-Osco stores in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, and Nebraska linked to another Cyclospora outbreak

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to bagged salad mix purchased at ALDI, Hy-Vee, and Jewel-Osco stores in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, and Nebraska. As of June 19, 2020, a total of 76 people […]

Cyclospora
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