date:Nov 27, 2018
hrough laboratory studies we have identified that the E. coli O157:H7 strain causing the outbreak is similar to one that produced an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in the fall of 2017 that also occurred in the U.S. and Canada, which was associated with consumption of leafy greens in the U.S. and specifically romaine lettuce in Canada.
Based on further discussions with the leafy greens industry and with agricultural authorities, we have begun to narrow the location in which we believe the contamina