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Little Leaf Farms Raises Money to Fund Expansion

February 21, 2021

Devens, MA—Little Leaf Farms has raised $90 million in debt and equity financing in order to fully fund the company’s east coast expansion, according to a press release. “We are supportive of Little Leaf Farms’ efficient growing methods, using sunlight and captured rainwater, to grow delicious lettuce that only travels...

FDA Outlines Plan to Advance Safety of Leafy Greens

March 6, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—FDA has outlined a 2020 action plan to help advance the safety of leafy greens. FDA notes in their plan that leafy greens like romaine lettuce are safely consumed daily, but that the produce has often been implicated in outbreaks of foodborne illness—for instance, the recurring outbreaks of...

The Latest on Lettuce: Third E. Coli Outbreak in Washington

December 13, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—FDA and CDC are now tracking three separate outbreaks of E. col caused by three different strains of E. coli O157:H7. FDA and CDC have identified a common grower between each of the outbreaks, according to a statement from Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response...

The Latest on Both E. Coli Outbreaks

December 10, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—FDA reports that eight people have been infected with E. coli from Fresh Express brand Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits, UPC 0 71279 30906 4, and a best before date up to and including 07DEC19. Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 5, 2019, to November 15, 2019,...

Little Leaf Farms Receives Financing from Bank of America

December 4, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Devens, MA—Little Leaf Farms, a packaged lettuce brand based on the east coast, has received over $18 million in financing from Bank of America with another $20 million incoming to help the company grow, according to a press release. [caption id="attachment_70448" align="alignright" width="248"] Image courtesy of Little Leaf Farms.[/caption] Little...

CDC Investigating E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Lettuce--Updated 11/26

November 22, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Atlanta, GA—CDC has posted a notice of a multistate outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 infections. The source of the outbreak has not yet been determined, but ill people in Maryland have reported eating Ready Pac Bistro Bowl Chicken Caesar Salad, and E. coli 0157 has been detected in an unopened...

FDA Publishes Investigation into November 2018 E. Coli Outbreak

February 14, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

After extensive research into California supply chain farms, water irrigation systems, and history of previous E.Coli outbreaks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control Prevention, were able to trace the November 2018 E. Coli outbreak to a farm in Santa Maria, California...

CDC Warns Against Eating Romaine Lettuce Due to Possible E. Coli

November 20, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The CDC is advising consumers, restaurants, and retailers not to eat, serve, or sell any romaine lettuce, as it investigates an outbreak of E. coli, according to a press release. The CDC, public health officials in several states and Canada, and the FDA are investigating the outbreak. 32 illnesses...