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 linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona growing region, was responsible for over 200 confirmed infections and five deaths. During FDA’s Leafy Greens Food … Continue Reading

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 210 people in 36 states, with at least five deaths attributed, is believed to have been caused by romaine lettuce grown and harvested in the Yuma … Continue Reading

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 with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 16 states. Thirty-one people have been hospitalized, including 5 people who have developed a type … Continue Reading