romaine

Victim of E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sues ALDI in federal court over poison romaine

UPDATE— A common grower with multiple romaine fields in California’s Salinas growing region is likely responsible for all three current E. coli O157: H7 outbreaks. That was the word

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Dec 2019

Victim of E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sues ALDI in federal court over poison romaine

Publisher’s Platform: Yuma 2018 had 240 sick not 210

“widespread environmental contamination” Can we dare mention water contamination, feedlots and dairy farms – well, cows generally? A mind-spinning article landed in my inbox today – “Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli

By Bill Marler

/ 11 Dec 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Yuma 2018 had 240 sick not 210

Wisconsin finds E. coli O157 in bagged Fresh Express romaine from California’s Salinas Valley

Wisconsin officials have found E. coli O157:H7 in an unopened bag of pre-washed, chopped romaine collected from an ill person’s home. Laboratory testing is pending to determine

By News Desk

/ 10 Dec 2019

Wisconsin finds E. coli O157 in bagged Fresh Express romaine from California’s Salinas Valley

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Opinion On this Thanksgiving I want to say how thankful I am for those who work to protect the food we eat. Although for 26 years I have been primarily

By Bill Marler

/ 28 Nov 2019

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Romaine confusion and clarity from the produce industry perspective

Contributed Editor’s note: Trevor Suslow, currently vice president for Produce Safety at the Produce Marketing Association and formerly with the University of California-Davis where he did extensive research

By Trevor Suslow

/ 27 Nov 2019

Romaine confusion and clarity from the produce industry perspective

Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?

Opinion With nearly 450 sickened, 259 hospitalized and 7 deaths, is it time for a romaine Warning label? Or, are the illnesses and deaths simply a cost of doing business?

By Bill Marler

/ 26 Nov 2019

Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?

New E. coli outbreak linked to romaine; patients spread across country

Even though state officials have found E. coli in romaine lettuce in an unopened package of Ready Pac salad, the federal CDC says their investigation has not determined the source

By Coral Beach

/ 20 Nov 2019

New E. coli outbreak linked to romaine; patients spread across country

Officials name romaine in E. coli outbreak in Maryland; other patients in Wisconsin also ate salad

At least 20 people in Wisconsin have E. coli infections that could be linked to an outbreak in Maryland that has been traced to ready-to-eat romaine lettuce salads.

By News Desk

/ 19 Nov 2019

Officials name romaine in E. coli outbreak in Maryland; other patients in Wisconsin also ate salad

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

Publisher’s Platform: My last ode for Transparency – at least for this weekend

Opinion At the risk of beating this issue to death, I found yet another blog post I did several years ago on the issue of transparency in how public health

By Bill Marler

/ 3 Nov 2019

Publisher’s Platform: My last ode for Transparency – at least for this weekend

FDA hid romaine-related outbreak from public view for more than 6 weeks

A not so public public outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce sickened people in a dozen states from July through early September, but U.S. officials did

By Coral Beach

/ 1 Nov 2019

FDA hid romaine-related outbreak from public view for more than 6 weeks

Extension scientists to conduct new environmental study on Yuma’s produce region

Environmental factors impacting the risk of produce becoming contaminated in the Yuma growing region of Arizona are the subject of a new study. University of Arizona (UA) Cooperative Extension scientists

By Dan Flynn

/ 24 Sep 2019

Extension scientists to conduct new environmental study on Yuma’s produce region

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romaine

Victim of E. coli O157:H7 outbreak sues ALDI in federal court over poison romaine

Publisher’s Platform: Yuma 2018 had 240 sick not 210

Wisconsin finds E. coli O157 in bagged Fresh Express romaine from California’s Salinas Valley

UPDATED – Publisher’s Platform: A Thanksgiving question to the FDA, CDC and state and local health authorities

Romaine confusion and clarity from the produce industry perspective

Publisher’s Platform: Should romaine lettuce carry warning labels?

New E. coli outbreak linked to romaine; patients spread across country

Officials name romaine in E. coli outbreak in Maryland; other patients in Wisconsin also ate salad

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

Publisher’s Platform: My last ode for Transparency – at least for this weekend

FDA hid romaine-related outbreak from public view for more than 6 weeks

Extension scientists to conduct new environmental study on Yuma’s produce region

Your Support Protects Public Health