leafy greens

Norway told to improve fruit and vegetable controls

Findings from an audit in Norway show the country has a functional official control system for produce but there are several weaknesses. Norway is part of the European Free Trade

By Joe Whitworth

/ 23 Oct 2025

Norway told to improve fruit and vegetable controls

Scientists detect Toxoplasma parasite in ready-to-eat salads in Europe

Researchers in Europe have tested produce for the presence of a parasite with findings showing more information is needed to help put mitigation measures in place. Scientists estimated the prevalence

By News Desk

/ 25 Jun 2025

Scientists detect Toxoplasma parasite in ready-to-eat salads in Europe

It’s time to stop blaming growers and time to start suing feedlot operators

— OPINION — Leafy greens contaminated with deadly microbial pathogens pose a serious threat to U.S. consumers. Lawsuits against growers and processors over the past two decades have forced the industry

By Timothy D. Lytton

/ 2 Jun 2025

It’s time to stop blaming growers and time to start suing feedlot operators

Scientists say animal operations near leafy greens fields are a food safety problem

Research published this week shows that animal feeding operations continue to be a problem in terms of E. coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens. As evidenced by outbreaks from Shiga

By Coral Beach

/ 22 May 2025

Scientists say animal operations near leafy greens fields are a food safety problem

UKHSA publishes report on major E. coli outbreak in 2022

A long-awaited report into one of the largest E. coli O157 outbreaks in the United Kingdom has finally been published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). In the 2022

By Joe Whitworth

/ 28 Apr 2025

UKHSA publishes report on major E. coli outbreak in 2022

Missouri E. coli outbreak now linked to illnesses in 6 states; leafy greens suspected

Genetic testing has shown that an E. coli outbreak thought to be limited to St. Louis, MO, is spread across six other states. Health officials suspect leafy greens are the

By Coral Beach

/ 3 Dec 2024

Missouri E. coli outbreak now linked to illnesses in 6 states; leafy greens suspected

Undermining food safety: The threat of legislative rollbacks on FSMA 204

— OPINION — In the landscape of food safety, the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents a monumental shift towards preventing contamination rather than merely responding to it. A new element

By Darin Detwiler

/ 7 Jul 2024

Undermining food safety: The threat of legislative rollbacks on FSMA 204

Please sir, may I have more data

— OPINION — In response to FDA’s “Southwest Agricultural Region Environmental Microbiology Study (2019 – 2024)” the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association wrote, “Clearly, more scientific data is needed…” (1) . I disagree,

By Carl Custer

/ 1 Jul 2024

Study finds leafy greens responsible for significant portion of U.S. foodborne illnesses and costs

Researchers from The Ohio State University have conducted a study on the attribution, burden and economic costs of foodborne illnesses associated with leafy greens in the United States. The study,

By News Desk

/ 24 May 2024

Study finds leafy greens responsible for significant portion of U.S. foodborne illnesses and costs

Yersinia findings in UK prompt call for better surveillance

Researchers have raised questions about the threat Yersinia enterocolitica poses to public health. The study, involving the Quadram Institute, University of East Anglia, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

By News Desk

/ 24 Jan 2024

Yersinia findings in UK prompt call for better surveillance

There’s a break in leafy green outbreaks, but work to eliminate them forever continues

Eight times since 2017, growers of leafy greens, especially those producing Romaine lettuce, have been rocked by outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7. The pathogen associated with the intestines of

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Nov 2023

There’s a break in leafy green outbreaks, but work to eliminate them forever continues

FAO and WHO release full report on hazards in produce

FAO and WHO have published the full report of an analysis looking at reducing the risk of microbiological hazards in fresh fruits and vegetables. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization

By Joe Whitworth

/ 14 Sep 2023

FAO and WHO release full report on hazards in produce

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Norway told to improve fruit and vegetable controls

Scientists detect Toxoplasma parasite in ready-to-eat salads in Europe

It’s time to stop blaming growers and time to start suing feedlot operators

Scientists say animal operations near leafy greens fields are a food safety problem

UKHSA publishes report on major E. coli outbreak in 2022

Missouri E. coli outbreak now linked to illnesses in 6 states; leafy greens suspected

Undermining food safety: The threat of legislative rollbacks on FSMA 204

Please sir, may I have more data

Study finds leafy greens responsible for significant portion of U.S. foodborne illnesses and costs

Yersinia findings in UK prompt call for better surveillance

There’s a break in leafy green outbreaks, but work to eliminate them forever continues

FAO and WHO release full report on hazards in produce