Bill Marler – How To Protect Yourself and Your Family From Food Poisoning

Bill Marler is a nationally recognized foodborne illness lawyer, an expert in food safety and one of the most influential voices in food policy in the world. His law firm Marler Clark has represented thousands of victims in practically every major foodborne illness outbreak in the United States. In 1993, he represented Brianne Kiner, the young girl that survived the most significant of injuries in the historic Jack in the Box E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak, resulting in a $15.6 million settlement that changed the way we process food in America today. His websites Food Safety News and blog MarlerBlog.com inform millions of readers daily with award-winning reporting on foodborne illnesses.

Today, Darya and Bill discuss the latest in food recalls, why eating organic vegetables is just as risky as hamburgers these days, and what we can all do to stay safe.

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3:29 – How Bill Marler became THE food safety guy.

5:49 – It appears foodborne illness outbreaks are on the rise. What’s actually happening?

11:58 – USDA versus FDA. Who regulates what?

13:26 – The Jungle by Upton Sinclair instigated the first food safety conversation in America.

14:49 – Is the industrial food chain to blame?

16:22 – Why Bill had to throw away an entire suitcase of clothes after visiting the Iowa egg farms.

17:53 – The cost of safety when food becomes a commodity.

20:08 – Why Darya opts out of industrialized food.

21:15 – What’s the alternative?

21:46 – Local doesn’t necessarily mean safer.

23:13 – Neither does “organic or “pre-washed”.

25:28 – How to decrease your risk of getting food poisoning.

26:29 – Food poisoning 101: types, symptoms and causes.

30:32 – Why Listeria loves your refrigerator.

33:42 – Don’t eat gas station sushi.

36:47 – Are raw oysters safe to eat?

42:44 – Cold water versus warm water oysters, and the shellfish “R” rule.

43:33 – The biggest mistake Chipotle made.

46:24 – Why the U.S. army said Odwalla juices weren’t fit for human consumption.

47:48 – Why you should always be skeptical of large food company claims. Fingers crossed for Sweetgreen.

51:04 – Bill’s rule of thumb for eating while traveling.

52:46 – You can now find restaurant hygiene scores on Yelp .

54:17 – Report your food poisoning to IWasPoisoned.Com.

55:12 – Your safest bet when it comes to grocery shopping.