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...
Nine new cases of infection with E. coli O157:H7 have been reported, bringing the total number of people sickened in the U.S. between October 5 and November 18, 2018 to 52, the CDC reported in a food safety alert issued on December 6. Nineteen people have been hospitalized, including two who...
Yesterday evening, the CDC and the FDA released an update regarding the Escherichia coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce: the lettuce in question comes from the Central Coastal growing regions in northern and central California. Hydroponically or greenhouse-grown romaine has not been linked to the outbreak. No common grower, supplier,...
Lettuce producers are preparing a label change, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Dole Fresh Vegetables, Taylor Farms, and Fresh Express, among others, sent a letter to the FDA on Sunday promising to include where lettuce was grown and when it was harvested on the labels. The WSJ reviewed...
