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FDA Publishes FY20-FY21 Romaine Lettuce Sampling Results

Posted on May 26, 2021

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

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FDA Announces New Sampling Plan for Romaine Lettuce Grown in the Yuma, Arizona Growing Region

Posted on February 8, 2021

After an Environmental Assessment of factors potentially contributing to the contamination of romaine lettuce with E. coli O157:H7 that was implicated in a 2018 multi-state foodborne illness outbreak (discussed here

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FDA Partners With Leafy Greens Stakeholders in Arizona to Enhance Food Safety

Posted on September 25, 2019

The FDA has partnered with the University of Arizona, the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District (WMIDD), and members of the Yuma area leafy greens industry, with support from the Arizona

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Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Grown in California

Posted on November 27, 2018

As we reported on this blog last week, FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state and local agencies, were investigating a multistate outbreak of

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FDA and CDC Investigate Multistate E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine

Posted on November 21, 2018

The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state and local agencies, are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses that are likely

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FDA Announces Release of Environmental Assessment for E. Coli Outbreak Associated with Romaine Lettuce

Posted on November 2, 2018

As previously reported in the Daily Intake Blog and many other sources, there was a widespread outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in the Spring of 2018. The outbreak, which was

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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce over; Investigation into Cause Continues

Posted on June 29, 2018

On June 28, 2018 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that the outbreak of E. Coli linked to romaine lettuce is over. This outbreak, which sickened at least

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CDC Expands Warning of Multistate Outbreak of E. coli Linked to Romaine

Posted on April 25, 2018

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region could be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Thus far, 53 people infected

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