Only romaine lettuce from parts of California should be avoided, FDA says in new warning
Source: The Washington Post
New labels to give consumers information about harvest date and region
By Lena H. Sun November 26 at 6:47 PM
Federal health officials said Monday that only romaine lettuce from certain parts of California is unsafe to eat and romaine lettuce entering the market will now be labeled to give consumers information about when and where it was harvested.
If consumers, retailers and food service facilities can’t determine whether the romaine was grown outside California, they should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of it was eaten and no one got sick, the Food and Drug Administration said in a lengthy announcement Monday.
Federal health officials said the most likely source of contamination is from the Central Coastal growing regions in northern and central California. Romaine lettuce harvested outside of those regions “does not appear to be related to the current outbreak,” the FDA said. Hydroponically- and greenhouse-grown romaine also does not appear to be affected in the outbreak. Romaine from these sources is safe to eat, the FDA said.
No common grower, supplier, distributor or brand of romaine lettuce has been identified in the outbreak. Several major romaine lettuce producers have agreed to label products with a harvest date by region, and new romaine from different growing regions, including Florida and Arizona, is being restocked in grocery shelves.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2018/11/26/only-romaine-lettuce-parts-california-should-be-avoided-fda-says-new-warning/
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