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Another E. coli outbreak linked to romaine; illnesses span 6 states

By Coral Beach on November 10, 2020

Officials are investigating another outbreak of E. Coli O157: H7 infections of unknown origin. It’s the third such outbreak reported in three weeks. Although the CDC says the cause is unknown, it also says recalled…
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Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

By Dan Flynn on July 7, 2020

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 on May 21 this year that…
Continue Reading Pew’s Eskin suggests ways to reduce romaine risk from surrounding threats

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Feds again withhold information about E. coli outbreak; restaurant chain implicated

By Coral Beach on January 24, 2020

Federal officials today confirmed another E. coli outbreak that they had previously not revealed to the public. Specific details were not available from the CDC or the FDA, but at least four states have been…
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Listeria tops hazards handled by INFOSAN in 4Q

By Joe Whitworth on January 17, 2020

Salmonella has been knocked off the top spot by Listeria monocytogenes as the main hazard dealt with by an international food safety network.

During the fourth quarter of 2019, the International Food Safety Authorities Network…
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Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

By Bill Marler on February 22, 2019
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We have a romaine E. coli case in Idaho of a young man who suffered a severe case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), was hospitalized for a month and incurred nearly $250,000 in medical…
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Is it ‘reckless misconduct’ to grow, process and sell romaine lettuce?

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Year’s largest E. coli outbreak enters litigation phase for victims, businesses

By Dan Flynn on October 12, 2018

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention year’s declared this year’s largest E. coli O157: H7 outbreak over on June 28.

And that’s true for the disease phase of the outbreak.

But it’s also…
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Letter From The Editor: Any answers to the year’s persistent questions?

By Dan Flynn on September 23, 2018
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Every year at about this time–after it appears highly unlikely that our Colorado Rockies will take the National League West–I begin thinking about what type of year the rest of us are having.

Worldwide…
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Three companies flip, reveal suppliers of romaine linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

By Coral Beach on August 21, 2018

At least 11 companies so far face lawsuits in relation to this spring’s deadly E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce. The most recent victim to pursue compensation is a 23-year-old man who…
Continue Reading Three companies flip, reveal suppliers of romaine linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

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Twisted traceback for the romaine road to Nome

By Dan Flynn on July 31, 2018

KENAI, AK — Above the popular IGA Country Foods store here is a wholesale produce business that most first-floor grocery shoppers never even notice. Go through the swinging black doors by the milk, however, and…
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E. coli in canal water drew immediate attention from Yuma growers

By Dan Flynn on July 13, 2018

Two weeks ago as the public was told that canal water was the likely source of the E. coli O157: H7 that caused the national outbreak involving romaine lettuce, growers in the region were told…
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Make leafy greens “high risk” and chase them down quickly, say consumer groups

By Dan Flynn on May 25, 2018

There’s no indication yet that anyone is the least bit embarrassed about the failure to yet identify the precise source of an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak involving at least 32 states and four Canadian…
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