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E. coli outbreak in California

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The romaine-lettuce E. coli outbreak has been pinned on at least one farm in California with infected reservoir water.

Romaine lettuce infected with the E. coli bacteria strain that sickened people across 15 US states has been traced to at least one farm in California.
Sediment in a water reservoir at Adam Bros. Farms in Santa Barbara County tested positive for the strain, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday.
Though the agency named only one farm, it said the E. coli bacteria strain was likely more widespread.
Investigators said they identified two other California counties, Monterey and San Benito, as possibly linked to the outbreak.
It is the second E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce this year, but officials have said they are not related. The first, earlier this year, sickened more than 200 people and killed five.

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The romaine-lettuce E. coli outbreak that sickened at least 59 people across 15 states has been pinned on at least one farm in California where sediment in a water reservoir was found to have the strain of the bacteria.

The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it had traced the outbreak, announced on November 20, to at least one location: Adam Bros. Farms in Santa Barbara County.

It said infected lettuce may have also come from nearby Monterey and San Benito counties and that "additional romaine lettuce shipped from other farms could also likely be implicated in the outbreak."

https://www.businessinsider.com/rom...servoir-2018-12

Too bad they are not able to find all sources..... maybe they are still looking. When the reason for the contamination is determined, better precautions can be implemented.

I wonder if greenhouse grown greens has the same problems. Bet they are a safer bet.

It's the water source that is contaminated, it's what's called surface water, in a holding reservoir and irrigation canals which is common in many areas that are farming with no ground water (water wells) and I think that's their problem.
They'll probably chlorinate the heck out of it or else they're out of business with no water.
It still has to have an original source of contamination from animal or human.
It said there are more farms in other counties that they are testing.
added:These irrigation canals will meander through areas servicing each farm. They have to have water rights to take the water for use so it will be widespread with so many using from the same source.

Im surprised there is no requirement to regularly test water used to spray over the plants , or otherwise used to water vegetables. Seems like the lettuces are harder to wash than other vegetables like summer squash or green beans---I am assuming that these vegies are washed post harvesting......

Washing won't do it, only heat through cooking could kill it.