date:Aug 10, 2018
owers in the area, including those who produce romaine and other leafy greens, have been meeting on a regular basis about the outbreak for months. The industry set up a Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force to review growing practices. The task force has suggested tripling an industry-imposed 400-foot buffer zone to separate leafy greens growing fields from animal feedlots.
Members of the California and Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement were scheduled to review the 1,200-foot setback sugg