FDA: Contaminated Romaine Lettuce is from California
Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two statements (1, 2) updating the public about the most recent Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Here’s what we now know from those statements.
The Investigation
FDA is working in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and state and local authorities, along with food safety and health officials in Canada (Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency) where the outbreak is also occurring. The traceback investigation has included the review of shipping records and invoices to trace the supply of romaine from the place where ill people were exposed to the place where that romaine was grown.