FDA publishes report with key investigation findings from 2019 outbreaks associated with leafy greens
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published the findings of an investigation into the contamination of romaine lettuce implicated in three outbreaks of E. coli O157:H7 during the Fall of 2019.
Late last year the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state partners investigated the contamination of romaine lettuce with several strains of E. coli O157:H7 that resulted in three outbreaks of foodborne illness traced back to the Salinas Valley growing region in California. These outbreaks—two multi-state and one single-state beginning in September and ending in December 2019—collectively resulted in 188 people falling ill.