insert_link Food & Drink Irrigation Water is the Source for Romaine E. coli Outbreak Dirty irrigation water is a prime suspect in the outbreak of the recent bout of illness caused by eating romaine lettuce. Hopefully you’ve been warned by now that romaine lettuce harvested from northern and central California have recently been the focus of food safety concerns, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advising US consumers not to consume romaine lettuce harvested in these areas. The US Food and […] todayDecember 10, 2018
insert_link Food & Drink FDA Update on Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, says romaine lettuce with E. coli concerns appears to be from growers in California. Gottlieb stated the growing and harvesting patterns are what led investigators to California. "The goal now is to withdraw the product that’s at risk of being contaminated from the market, and then re-stock the market," he said on Twitter. But Gottlieb said California isn't the only state […] todayNovember 26, 2018
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