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    Companies started shipping romaine Monday; FDA names implicated counties

    Posted in: CDC, E. coli, E. coli outbreak, Fda, Food Policy & Law, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks on: November 28

    Many companies in the romaine lettuce supply chain resumed shipping Monday after a week-long voluntary hiatus. Nationwide, the majority of the industry shut down and recalled all romaine products Nov. 23 at the request of the FDA. The FDA made the request, two days before Thanksgiving, in conjunction with the its announcement of a new... Continue Reading Read More

    FDA says cattle feedlot could be to blame for E. coli in canal water used on romaine

    Posted in: CDC, E. coli outbreak, Fda, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, outbreak investigations on: August 6

    Outbreak investigators say a cattle feedlot near a canal providing water to growing regions in Arizona is a key element in their hypothesis about the source of E. coli that contaminated romaine lettuce earlier this year. The Food and Drug Administration has been investigating the outbreak, linked to romaine grown in the Yuma, AZ, area... Continue Reading Read More

    Canada declares outbreak over; CDC, FDA still investigating

    Posted in: Canada, CDC, E. coli, e. coli O157, E. coli outbreak, Fda, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Government Agencies, Local Food on: January 10

    Canadian officials said today an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is over, but U.S. officials are continuing to investigate the deadly foodborne illness outbreak that they believe is linked to leafy greens. Both countries’ public health officials posted updates on the outbreak today stressing that there is little remaining danger to the public... Continue Reading Read More

    Deadly outbreak tied to romaine ongoing; no recall, few details

    Posted in: Canada, CDC, E. coli, E. coli outbreak, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Government Agencies on: January 1

    Little information is available to the public in the U.S. or Canada more than six weeks into a deadly E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The risk is ongoing in both countries, officials report. Canadian officials are suggesting consumers in some provinces avoid all romaine lettuce. Government officials haven’t revealed any information about implicated... Continue Reading Read More

    Romaine Lettuce Suspected in US E. coli Outbreak

    Posted in: Canada, CDC, E. coli outbreak, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks on: December 28

    CDC, several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections (STEC O157:H7) in 13 states. Seventeen illnesses have been reported from California (3), Connecticut (2), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Michigan (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (2), New York (1), Ohio (1), Pennsylvania (1), Virginia (1), Vermont... Continue Reading Read More

    E. coli cases linked to romaine lettuce; 21 sick, 10 hospitalized

    Posted in: Canada, E. coli, e. coli O157, E. coli outbreak, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks on: December 12

    Outbreak investigators are warning the public that romaine lettuce linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157 in Canada is a potentially deadly strain having already hospitalized half of the victims. Three provincial health departments are reporting outbreak cases, with 21 sick people confirmed so far. Ten of the victims have had symptoms so severe... Continue Reading Read More

    Rogers flour sold by Costco in Canada linked to new outbreak

    Posted in: Canada, E. coli, E. coli outbreak, Food Recalls, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Government Agencies, outbreak investigations on: May 19

    Another E. coli O121 outbreak traced to flour, this time Rogers brand, has sickened at least six people in British Columbia where public health officials are urging consumers to check their homes for the implicated flour. As of Friday evening neither the company, Rogers Foods Ltd. of Armstrong, British Columbia, nor the Canadian Food Inspection... Continue Reading Read More

    Beach Beat: Public’s right to know should trump trade secrets

    Posted in: CDC, E. coli, E. coli outbreak, Fda, Food Policy & Law, Food Recalls, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Government Agencies, Opinion, Opinion & Contributed Articles, outbreak investigations on: April 1

    ICYMI, as the texters say, the FDA finally came clean about a dirty food production operation, naming Dixie Dew Products Inc. as the manufacturer of soy-based goo marketed as an allergen-free alternative to peanut butter. The revelation Friday evening came weeks after FDA inspectors found filthy conditions, insect infestation and broken food safety equipment at... Continue Reading Read More