Teresa Bergholz and Jade Mitchell, both Ph.D.’s with Michigan State University (MSU), hope to characterize the changes that E. coli O157:H7 goes through on romaine lettuce during post-harvest cold storage.
Their project is titled “Quantifying
Continue Reading Project examines E. coli’s viability during romaine post-harvest cooling
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A produce nightmare at retail – the only thing those consumers will remember is your father’s restaurant
Your father had a great idea for a restaurant when he was still alive. After 20
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: A little food safety fiction – sorta
Another 13 people have been confirmed sick in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to lettuce on sandwiches from Wendy’s restaurants. Two states have been added to the outbreak.
Half of the 97
Continue Reading More people sick as outbreak linked to Wendy’s spreads to 2 more states
As public health officials continue to investigate an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine on sandwiches from Wendy’s restaurants, there is an increasing gap between patient numbers being reported by state and federal sources.
State
Continue Reading State, county, and federal officials reporting different numbers in E. coli outbreak
We know that Wendy’s knows, but is not yet saying – they will eventually and I continue to sue them. It is also possible the FDA knows, but also is not saying – yet.
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Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: I’m getting closer to finding the grower, processor, shipper of the lettuce linked to the Wendy’s E. coli outbreak
Wendy’s is removing romaine lettuce from its sandwiches in some of its restaurants because it has been linked to a multistate outbreak of infections caused by E. coli.
The CDC reported this afternoon that 37
Continue Reading Romaine on Wendy’s sandwiches linked to multistate E. coli outbreak
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the fall 2022 import requirements for U.S. romaine lettuce with special requirements for certain lettuce produced in California’s Salinas Valley.
Whole-head romaine lettuce and products containing romaine
Continue Reading Canada sets regulations for some romaine grown in certain parts of California
Scientists from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service have begun to uncover details underlying a pattern of seasonal E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to bagged romaine lettuce.
“That E. coli O157:H7 infection outbreaks connected to romaine
Continue Reading Researchers find link between timing of harvests and E. coli in romaine lettuce
State officials are warning consumers to not eat certain romaine lettuce because the Cyclospora parasite was found during sample testing.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is telling consumers to watch for coding “22RHDM2L” and a
Continue Reading Testing reveals parasite in certain Ocean Mist romaine hearts
Federal officials are reporting that a deadly multi-year outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to romaine lettuce is over.
As of March 8 the patient count stood at 10 with one person in Pennsylvania having
Continue Reading FDA, CDC declare deadly, multi-year romaine-related Listeria outbreak over
