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People always ask me why do leafy green E. coli outbreaks keep happening. I think the bottom line is that retailers, restaurants, growers, processors and the government simply do not give a cow’s pie about the sickened and/or dead consumers – they are simply the cost of
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The FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Romaine from the area has been linked to several foodborne illness outbreaks in recent years.
Samples will be tested for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella spp.
Continue Reading Feds plan to begin testing research program with romaine lettuce in Arizona
“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 Infections Associated with Romaine Lettuce — United States, 2018.”
CDC had reported only 210 ill – https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-04-18/index.html – apparently it
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Arizona’s Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District plans an early drawdown this year of water in a canal suspected of contaminating romaine lettuce that was grown in the Yuma region and linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak in 2018.
After the drawdown, district officials say the canal will be allowed
Continue Reading Draining canal may reveal answers about romaine contamination
The Numbers:
As of Friday night, the CDC reported 53 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 being reported from 16 states. However, the CDC reported only 1 case in Alaska while the Alaska Department of Public Health reported 8 ill from the Anvil Mountain Correctional Center
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: At least 64 with E. coli in 16 States Linked to Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Arizona
This is the fourth in our series of what we consider to be the 17 top food safety stories of 2010. Number 12 in the countdown: The Peanut Corporation of America aftermath.
Civil courts in 2010 produced some financial relief for some victims of the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak of
Continue Reading Top Food Safety Stories of 2010: Nos. 11 & 12
We wish foodborne illness investigations moved faster. But, as we’ve been told time and time again, “this isn’t CSI.”
There is nothing we at Food Safety News can do about that. Last week, however, we did something we should be doing more of in the future. We took readers to
A look at how E. coli O145 could have contaminated romaine lettuce on a farm in Yuma – Part III
As state and federal public health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O145 outbreak tied to bagged Freshway Foods romaine lettuce, which has sickened at least 23 people in
Continue Reading How Did E. coli O145 Contaminate Lettuce? Part III
A look at how E. coli O145 could have contaminated romaine lettuce on a farm in Yuma – Part II
As state and federal public health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O145 outbreak tied to bagged Freshway Foods romaine lettuce, which has sickened 19 in 3 states, many
Continue Reading How Did E. coli O145 Contaminate Lettuce? Part II
A look at how E. coli O145 could have contaminated romaine lettuce on a farm in Yuma
As state and federal public health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O145 outbreak tied to bagged Freshway Foods romaine lettuce, which has sickened 19 in 3 states, many questions
Continue Reading How Did E. coli O145 Contaminate Lettuce?
