date:Nov 22, 2018
This years multistate outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce affected 210 people, killing five. Although the outbreak was officially declared over by the end of June, questions still remain as to the exact source. Given the widespread nature of the outbreak and the speed with which illnesses occurred, there are many lessons to be learned from the case.
During last weeks annual Food Safety Consortium, industry stakeholders from the FDA, CDC and produce associations gathe