Safety of Pre-cut Produce Questioned

The Washington Post ran a story that an "outbreak of E. coli illness," that "involves romaine lettuce cut up and distributed in bags to 23 states and the District, is the latest in a string of recent food poisoning cases involving pre-shredded leafy greens." Since March 1, 2010, "23 people in four states have been sickened...with another seven probable cases, according to" CDC. This "outbreak is drawing special attention because the romaine lettuce was contaminated with E. coli O145, a strain that is primarily found in cattle and wildlife feces and has never before been linked to a food-borne illness, according to the CDC." The agency's Patricia M. Griffin "said it is likely that E. coli O145 has caused previous food poisonings but has gone undetected because only about 5 percent of clinical laboratories are able to detect it." 

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