On the heels on multiple outbreaks this past year and currently amid three mystery outbreaks, the FDA along with growers, researchers and other entities in California have announced a multi-year study to enhance food
Continue Reading FDA joins with groups in another study about the contamination of leafy greens
Fresh Express today announced a recall of Caesar salad kits because a sample tested positive for E. Coli O26. The product is past its expiration date, but company officials are concerned that consumers may still
Continue Reading Fresh Express recalls salad kits after sample tests positive for E. coli
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
Continue Reading Another E. coli outbreak linked to romaine; illnesses span 6 states
A public notice sent out today by the FDA announces a romaine lettuce recall three days after Tanimura & Antle initiated the action because of tests in Michigan that showed E. coli O157:H7 contamination.
The
Continue Reading T&A recalls whole heads of romaine lettuce for E. coli contamination
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is advising consumers not to eat Tanimura & Antle brand romaine lettuce packed as single heads due to food safety concerns.
The lettuce was sold in
Continue Reading Michigan warns consumers about Tanimura & Antle brand romaine lettuce
With Halloween only hours away, two new E. coli outbreaks have shown up to haunt the nation’s Romaine growers because genetic links to the past have been discovered.
The two outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E.
Continue Reading Mystery surrounds two new E. coli outbreaks with genetic links to past Romaine events
ROSEMONT, IL — Three panelists from two different states discussed their investigations of romaine lettuce outbreaks and generated wide-ranging questions during a session at Food Safety Summit 2020.
For the first time, the summit is
Continue Reading State disease detectives share details of investigation practices
File this one under: can you blame them? Canada acknowledges it enjoys fresh produce year-round because of imports.
But, according to an announcement today, starting on Oct. 7, 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Continue Reading Canada requires E. coli test for some California romaine lettuce imports
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 in the two states that
Continue Reading Tougher safety provisions added to leafy greens agreements in key states
The FDA’s big news is that there is now an EPA-approved protocol for developing pathogen treatments for pre-harvest agricultural water. The agency’s nagging news is that its inspectors still can’t collect water or any other
Continue Reading FDA has big hopes for outbreak research with new water protocols
One in every five air samples in almond orchards adjacent to a poultry operation tested positive for E. coli during a two-year study published recently.
“Microorganisms Move a Short Distance into an Almond Orchard from
Continue Reading New study shows link between animal operation and orchard contamination
