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Adam’s Bros farm treated the agricultural water with a sanitizer before use. However, the records did not document if it applied sufficient sanitizer to eliminate pathogens present in the water. It is not clear how the outbreak strain entered the water reservoir. The E. coli O157:H7 strain might have been there for months or even years. Alternatively, it could have been introduced into the reservoir from an unknown source. Near the reservoir, there was evidence of wild animal activity (waterfowl, rodents, coyotes, etc.) To help ensure that leafy greens are safe and to reduce the potential of future contamination, it is important to...

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In today’s environment of increased consumer expectations, customer demands, potential regulatory intervention, and complex supply chains, along with consistent financial pressures, it is irrefutable product performance is extremely critical to brand equity. We see daily examples of significant product failures in consumer’s hands. We’ve all seen these stats. The FDA estimates 48 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually—sickening 1 in 6, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 American deaths annually. Since the start of 2014, there have been more than 100 million vehicles recalled in the United States. That number is just shy of half of all vehicles on the road today. Are...

Fresh Cut vegetables recalled due to potential Listeriacontamination FDA announces the recall of 30,000 cases of various fresh-cut vegetable products in nine states from Country Fresh from Conroe, Texas. 30,000 cases of various fresh-cut vegetable products are recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.  About 45 varieties of fresh pre-cut vegetables were recalled by Country Fresh on Friday, Aug. 26. The products under recall are either packed in Styrofoam trays with plastic wrap or clear plastic containers and were shipped to retailers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia under the Country Fresh...