Personal Injury Law

Just in Time for the 4th of July Weekend Another Warning About the Meat We Eat - NPR Interview of Marler

By Bill Marler, Esq.

Health officials with The Atlanta based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say at least twelve people have been hospitalized in connection with a possible E. coli outbreak in beef. WGPB's John Sepulvado reports some three hundred eighty thousand pounds (actually 420,000) of beef have been recalled in connection to the outbreak:

Colorado's JBS Swift Beef Company processed the suspect meat in April, and the recall began last week. While many national grocery chains have begun pulling meat from the shelves, some stores and vendors that sell JBS products have not been identified publicly. Food safety advocates, like Seattle based attorney Bill Marler, are urging federal authorities to reveal those vendors as the July 4th holiday approaches.

We know that this meat has gone to every state and internationally, we know it has sickened at least twenty three people in nine states, we as the public have an absolute right to know where this meat went.

Marler represents two men (actually kids) who suffered kidney failure (HUS) after eating the meat. Federal officials have ten days from the date of the recall to compile a list of all the vendors---meaning by law, that list must be finished by July 3rd.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on July 03, 2009 (boomark / email).