Fla. produce industry scramble after romaine scare
64 views · Published 3 December 2018 · 3:28 · Indexed 29 September 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(28 Nov 2018) After repeated E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce, the produce industry is scrambling to contain future contaminations and reassure people salads won't make them sick. "Right now all romaine was removed from the pipeline, so all the stores, all the restaurants, everything was taken out." Says Stephen Basore, who oversees food safety for a romaine grower in Florida. "We're constantly checking our water sources, we're testing them and we're even tissue testing the product in the field." The outbreak announced before Thanksgiving follows one in the spring that sickened more than 200 people and killed five, and another last year that sickened 25 and killed one. The illnesses and fatalities highlight the difficulty in eliminating risk for vegetables grown in open fields and eaten raw, the proximity of cattle feeding operations that produce huge volumes of waste, and delays of a federal regulation intended to tighten produce safety. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/10f99d00b2c04e7f90038707dd9fadf9
