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Questions remain in FDA romaine E. coli investigation

An FDA report on an E. coli outbreak traced to California romaine offers no smoking gun into how and where the pathogen was transferred to the lettuce and distributed to numerous outlets.

Feb 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Romaine, #Produce Research, #FDA, #Food safety, #Outbreak

PMA and United Fresh task force addresses recent food safety issues

Last year proved to be a difficult year for the leafy greens sector, with three outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce.

Feb 11, 2019 by Tom Stenzel and Cathy Burns #Produce (General), #Produce Crops, #Produce Research, #PMA, #United Fresh, #Romaine, #Food safety

E. coli outbreak over, but not the investigation into romaine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from coastal counties in California appears to be over.

Jan 09, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Outbreak, #E. coli, #FDA, #Romaine

Questions on romaine losses continue in Canada

Canada’s Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corp. has received numerous calls from companies importing U.S. romaine regarding who’s responsible for losses in the E. coli outbreak in both countries.

Dec 31, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Romaine, #FDA, #E. coli, #Outbreak, #Canada

FDA finds E. coli in irrigation reservoir, narrows romaine advisory

The FDA has named Adam Bros. Farm in Santa Barbara County as one source of the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine — but it cautions that the finding does not explain all the illnesses in the outbreak.

Dec 14, 2018 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #Food safety, #Outbreak, #E. coli, #Romaine

UPDATE: CDC Issues New Alert Following Romaine Lettuce E.coli Outbreak

The CDC has just issued an updated warning about romaine lettuce, following an e.coli outbreak.

Dec 13, 2018 by Marjorie Kulba #Romaine, #Recall

Romaine traceback in outbreak involves many farms, distributors

The Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into an E. coli outbreak has identified numerous potential sources of the pathogen, suggesting no single farm, processor or distributor is involved.

Dec 06, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Food safety, #Outbreak, #Romaine

Canada adds import rules for romaine from the U.S.

All romaine products — and salad blends not containing romaine — exported to Canada face new standards in the wake of new labeling in the U.S.

Dec 03, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Romaine, #Outbreak, #E. coli, #Food safety, #Canada

Reflections on retailer responses to romaine

I visited 12 grocery stores in the Kansas City area the evening that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked another E. coli outbreak to romaine, and the Nov. 20 trip was far more revealing than I expected.

Nov 29, 2018 by Ashley Nickle #Opinion, #Produce Retail, #Romaine, #Food safety, #E. coli

FDA names California counties involved in romaine/E. coli hunt

The Food and Drug Administration has released a list of the California Central Coast counties it has targeted as the potential origin of E. coli tainted romaine lettuce.

Nov 28, 2018 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Outbreak, #Romaine, #Food safety, #FDA