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Romaine Lettuce
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Marler Blog
CDC and FDA – Romaine Silent
By Bill Marler
Come on now! 2411MOEXH-2 Closeout Summary Closeout Date: January 15, 2025 CDC Primary Contact: Angelo Lodato Classification: Outbreak Vehicle: Romaine Lettuce Vehicle Status: Confirmed Exposure Type: Multistate Hello Colleagues, On…
Food Safety News
FDA remains mum on source of outbreak
By News Desk
The FDA has again refused to provide information about the deadly 2024 E. coli O157 outbreak traced to romaine lettuce. Although the Food and Drug Administration knew what grower and…
Marler Blog
90 people sick by E. coli tainted Romain Lettuce and the FDA still will not reveal source
By Bill Marler
What we do know. Outbreak posting was 12/4/2024 as an E. coli O157:H7 event now tied to Romaine Lettuce.* The FDA says that 88 are sick and that the investigation…
Food Safety News
California LGMA announces romaine testing study
By News Desk
The California LGMA (Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement) has announced the initiation of a 2-year food safety study called “Romaine Test & Learn.” Approved unanimously by the LGMA Advisory Board, the…
Food Poison Journal
Another Indiana victim of E. coli at Wendy’s
By Bill Marler
Kendall Hyde of WXIX reports that Lawrenceburg man spent five days in the emergency room with extreme complications from what doctors say was E. coli from eating romaine lettuce at Wendy’s…
Food Poison Journal
Fresh Express Listeria Outbreak over after 10 sick with 1 dead
By Bruce Clark
Federal officials are reporting that a deadly multi-year outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to romaine lettuce is over. As of March 8 the patient count stood at 10 with…
E. coli Blog
Romaine Lettuce E. coli O121:H9 is over
By Bill Marler
Federal officials are reporting that an outbreak of E. coli O121:H9 infections linked to romaine lettuce has ended. Four illnesses were confirmed in the outbreak. Little other information was available…
Marler Blog
Canada moves to protect citizens from E. coli-tainted romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley
By Bill Marler
To protect Canadians from possible health risks, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley (Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey)…
The Daily Intake
FDA Publishes FY20-FY21 Romaine Lettuce Sampling Results
On May 25, the FDA published a constituent update notifying the public of released findings from a sampling assignment that tested raw agricultural commodity romaine lettuce at facilities and on…
Food Safety News
FDA reveals results of sample testing program on romaine lettuce
By Coral Beach
The FDA today reported it did not find any troublesome E. coli or Salmonella strains in samples of romaine collected for a special investigation program, but the agency cautioned that…