FDA Recommendations as a Result of the Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7

On November 30, the FDA made the following statement “There is no recommendation for consumers or retailers to avoid using romaine lettuce that is certain to have been harvested from areas outside of the Central Coast growing regions of northern and central California. For example, romaine lettuce harvested from areas that include, but are not limited to the desert growing region near Yuma, the California desert growing region near Imperial County and Riverside County, the state of Florida, and Mexico, does not appear to be related to the current outbreak. Additionally, there is no evidence hydroponically- and greenhouse-grown romaine is related to the current outbreak.” The FDA recommends that “romaine lettuce entering the market will now be labeled with a harvest location and a harvest date, or labeled as being hydroponically- or greenhouse-grown. If it does not have this information, you should not eat or use it.” @ https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/ucm626330.htm?utm_campaign=Outbreak_Romaine_11302018&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua