romaine outbreak

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

Salinas Romaine sickens 2 in Canada and 102 in the United States with E. coli

Since November 22, 2019, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has identified one additional E. coli illness in Canada with a similar genetic fingerprint to illnesses reported in the

By News Desk

/ 7 Dec 2019

Salinas Romaine sickens 2 in Canada and 102 in the United States with E. coli

Romaine outbreak No. 5 met with ‘frustration and heartbreak” by Salinas growers for those infected

Like last year, shoppers are probably going to avoid romaine lettuce and maybe other leafy greens like spinach just ahead of Thanksgiving due to fears over yet another expanding multistate

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Nov 2019

Romaine outbreak No. 5 met with ‘frustration and heartbreak” by Salinas growers for those infected

Letter From The Editor: A warning notice about FDA and CDC

Opinion Note: At this time, the credibility of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not to be trusted. Both agencies

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Nov 2019

Letter From The Editor: A warning notice about FDA and CDC

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

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

New FDA report blames on-farm water for latest romaine contamination

The new investigative report about romaine lettuce contamination drew comments Wednesday from both FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas. The report looks at the most recent romaine

By Dan Flynn

/ 14 Feb 2019

New FDA report blames on-farm water for latest romaine contamination

FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

Outbreak investigators say a cattle feedlot near a canal providing water to growing regions in Arizona is a key element in their hypothesis about the source of E. coli that

By Coral Beach

/ 7 Aug 2018

FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

Beach Beat: Why wasn’t canal water tested months ago?

We’ve been reporting on the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce since federal officials first announced it on April 13. Actually, though romaine hadn’t been connected to

By Coral Beach

/ 29 Jun 2018

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romaine outbreak

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

Salinas Romaine sickens 2 in Canada and 102 in the United States with E. coli

Romaine outbreak No. 5 met with ‘frustration and heartbreak” by Salinas growers for those infected

Letter From The Editor: A warning notice about FDA and CDC

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

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

New FDA report blames on-farm water for latest romaine contamination

FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

Beach Beat: Why wasn’t canal water tested months ago?

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