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# Canadian E. coli Lettuce Outbreak Hits 30
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/01/canadian-e-coli-lettuce-outbreak-hits-30/
- Published: 2013-01-18T19:18:07.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-30T23:01:35.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Canada, E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, lettuce, outbreak, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 08:58

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On Friday [a new case of E. coli](http://www.sackvilletribunepost.com/Provincial/2013-01-18/article-3159395/New-case-of-E-coli-in-New-Brunswick/1?ref=foodsafetynews.com) in New Brunswick brought the total number of victims in Canada’s E. coli lettuce outbreak to 30\. E. coli O157:H7 Illnesses by province are now as follows: New Brunswick (7), Nova Scotia (10) and Ontario (13). According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, illness onsets began in late December and carried into early January. Public health investigators have traced the likely cause of the outbreak back to California-grown lettuce distributed by Houston-based FreshPoint, Inc., and sold in Canada primarily to KFC and Taco Bell. Contaminated lettuce may have also been sold to Burger King, Pizza Hut and other retail locations as part of a salad mix.