lettuce - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-29T11:47:43Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/lettuceYou are here: Home / Food Safety / Learn How Romaine Lettuce Is Contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria Learn How Romaine Lettuce Is Contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 BacteriaWith many E. coli O157https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/you-are-here-home-food-safety-learn-how-romaine-lettuce-is-contam2020-09-25T09:37:08.000Z2020-09-25T09:37:08.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>With many <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks.html" target="_blank">E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce</a> in 2017, 2018, and 2019, food safety experts are concerned that another outbreak could occur in 2020. Let’s take a look at how romaine lettuce is contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in the first place.</p>
<p><a href="https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2020/learn-how-romaine-lettuce-is-contaminated-with-e-coli-o157h7-bacteria/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FoodPoisoningBulletin+%28Food+Poisoning+Bulletin%29" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Salmonella Uses Lettuce As a Host to Evade Cleaning Salmonella Uses Lettuce As a Host to Evade Cleaninghttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/you-are-here-home-food-safety-salmonella-uses-lettuce-as-a-host-t2020-07-22T08:30:00.000Z2020-07-22T08:30:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>A study published in </span><a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00500/full" target="_blank">Frontiers in Microbiology</a><span> has found that Salmonella uses lettuce as a host to evade cleaning. The pathogen can get into tiny pores in the lettuce, meaning that it can’t be washed off the leaves. This strategy also protects them against the plant’s immune system.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2020/salmonella-uses-lettuce-as-a-host-to-evade-cleaning/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>Largest of three romaine-related outbreaks sickened 167 people in 27 stateshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/largest-of-three-romaine-related-outbreaks-sickened-167-people-in2020-01-16T09:42:46.000Z2020-01-16T09:42:46.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Federal officials connected some of the dots in their investigation of an E. coli outbreak yesterday when they declared the outbreak over. It was one of three concurrent outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce in late 2019.</p>
<p>A total of 167 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 were confirmed from 27 states</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/01/largest-of-three-romaine-related-outbreaks-sickened-167-people-in-27-states/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>Romaine outbreak No. 5 met with ‘frustration and heartbreak” by Salinas growers for those infectedhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/romaine-outbreak-no-5-met-with-frustration-and-heartbreak-by-sali2019-11-25T09:37:35.000Z2019-11-25T09:37:35.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Like last year, shoppers are probably going to avoid romaine lettuce and maybe other leafy greens like spinach just ahead of Thanksgiving due to fears over yet another expanding multistate outbreak of E. coli O157: H7.</p>
<p>Officially, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says consumers should not eat, and retailers should not sell any romaine lettuce harvested from the Salinas, CA growing region. If there is no label to be found, CDC says “don’t eat it, and throw it away.” And the same advice applies to mixed salads containing romaine when the growing area isn’t known..</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2019/11/romaine-outbreak-no-5-met-with-frustration-and-heartbreak-by-salinas-growers-for-those-infected/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>FY20 FDA Surveillance Sampling Assignment- Raw Agricultural Commodity Romaine Lettucehttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fy20-fda-surveillance-sampling-assignment-raw-agricultural-commod2019-11-22T10:13:17.000Z2019-11-22T10:13:17.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><br /> The FDA is conducting a small, focused assignment to collect samples of raw agricultural commodity (RAC) romaine lettuce to test for Salmonella spp. and pathogenic Escherichia coli (also known as Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli or STEC), microbial hazards repeatedly linked to foodborne illnesses associated with romaine lettuce consumption. The assignment begins this month (November 2019) and is expected to last one year</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wga.com/sites/default/files/Romaine%20Lettuce%20Assignment%20Summary%2011-8-19.pdf" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>