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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

New testing program seeks to shed light on leafy greens outbreaks

The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will be collecting and testing samples of lettuce grown in California’s Salinas Valley from local commercial coolers from May through

By News Desk

/ 11 May 2021

New testing program seeks to shed light on leafy greens outbreaks

E. coli victim’s mother says leafy greens industry is working on safety measures

Opinion I was an active advocate for the Food Safety Modernization Act, landmark legislation which was signed into law Jan. 4, 2011, and is now being implemented throughout the nation.

By Guest Contributor

/ 14 Feb 2021

E. coli victim’s mother says leafy greens industry is working on safety measures

Tougher safety provisions added to leafy greens agreements in key states

The Leafy Greens Greens Marketing Agreements in California and Arizona have been amended by their Advisory Boards to require additional safety practices for growing leafy greens such as romaine lettuce

By News Desk

/ 29 Aug 2020

Tougher safety provisions added to leafy greens agreements in key states

Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

Outbreaks A, B, and C sickened at least 188 people in 2019 when they ate romaine lettuce contaminated with E Coli O157:H7. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced

By Dan Flynn

/ 7 Jul 2020

Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

The FDA’s latest leafy greens action plan is more of the same

Opinion The FDA’s newly released 2020 Leafy Greens STEC Action Plan offers a well-worn list of produce safety agenda items. Like previous agency action plans, this latest plan pledges

By Timothy D. Lytton

/ 8 Mar 2020

The FDA’s latest leafy greens action plan is more of the same

E. coli outbreaks may be over, but without a source or root cause for the romaine problem

It’s a rare day when two multistate and one single state outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 are declared over. It’s likely even a first-time event, just another

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Jan 2020

E. coli outbreaks may be over, but without a source or root cause for the romaine problem

Recommendations on romaine, leafy greens soon to move to implementation stage

Produce industry leaders say work to review and improve food safety measures for romaine lettuce and other leafy greens is on track and should mostly be wrapped up in March

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Nov 2019

Recommendations on romaine, leafy greens soon to move to implementation stage

There’s good call for optimism, but grave reasons for concern remain

The pattern is well established. Bad things happen, and then good things happen as a result. But, one man who is uniquely positioned to peer into the future with an

By Coral Beach

/ 8 May 2019

There’s good call for optimism, but grave reasons for concern remain

California growers say their new water rules mean safer romaine for everyone

For the second time this year, romaine lettuce growers are imposing measures they hope will end the recent string of E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks that were associated with their

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Apr 2019

California growers say their new water rules mean safer romaine for everyone

Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues

“Guarded optimism.” That’s the way Elston Grubaugh, general manager of the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District in the eastern Yuma, AZ, growing area describes his thoughts about the current

By Cookson Beecher

/ 21 Mar 2019

Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues

More romaine victims reported — FDA says look to industry for change; industry says additional study needed

2:30 p.m. CLARIFIED CONTENT Dec. 7, 2018 — The FDA says shipping records show at least 10 distributors, 11 farms and 12 growers in the romaine lettuce supply chain

By Coral Beach

/ 7 Dec 2018

More romaine victims reported — FDA says look to industry for change; industry says additional study needed

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

New testing program seeks to shed light on leafy greens outbreaks

E. coli victim’s mother says leafy greens industry is working on safety measures

Tougher safety provisions added to leafy greens agreements in key states

Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

The FDA’s latest leafy greens action plan is more of the same

E. coli outbreaks may be over, but without a source or root cause for the romaine problem

Recommendations on romaine, leafy greens soon to move to implementation stage

There’s good call for optimism, but grave reasons for concern remain

California growers say their new water rules mean safer romaine for everyone

Yuma romaine growers hopeful harvest will end without E. coli issues

More romaine victims reported — FDA says look to industry for change; industry says additional study needed