A selection of leafy green outbreaks since 1993; over 1300 ill

Posted: September 14th, 2009 - 8:52pm by Ben Chapman

Because of a historical risk, leafy greens have been identified by the US FDA as a priority with in fresh produce safety (along with tomatoes, melons, sprouts and fresh herbs).

Here's why: over 1300 illnesses in at least 34 outbreaks since 1993. See the below table for more details (or download it here).

 

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Categories: Salmonella
Tags: California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Board, Outbreaks

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Chris says:

Thanks for providing this information, Ben. That's a lot of O157:H7!The table doesn't have any column headings, although they seem pretty obvious. Can we assume that column 4 is the number of confirmed cases?

Posted on September 15th, 2009 - 12:31pm

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