FDA expands warning to cover all fresh spinach-scary stuff

[Guest guest]

I don't know about you all, but that Organic Valley spinach had become a staple

of my

diet! It's not a surprise when someone gets sick form eating undercooked meat,

because

well,... it is what it is.

But this is scary how frequntly and large scale veggies are being

contaminated. hope

they get this sorted out quickly! Kroger and Wild Oats both had bare spots

where the

spinach used to be. And Wild Oats had a note saying that their spinach was

quarenteened.

I guess if the source is found and their stuff is safe and not mushy by then, it

goes back in

the shelf.

Have they found the bacteria in any of the bags they have tested yet?

 

 

 

, " jandor9 " <jandor9 wrote:

>

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers should avoid all fresh spinach,

> regardless of whether it is pre-packaged, a chief U.S. food safety

> official warned on Saturday, saying the number of E. coli illnesses

> had passed 100.

>

> " We need to get a clear message to consumers, " said Dr. David

> Acheson, the U.S.Food and Drug Administration's director of food

> safety and security.

>

> " Some consumers may not be aware that spinach that may be available

> to them may have been pre-packaged, " he said referring to loose

> spinach sold in restaurants and supermarkets.

>

> While the FDA did not expand the warning beyond fresh spinach,

> Acheson said the investigation into the cause of the illnesses was

> continuing and other possible sources had not been excluded.

>

> Investigators believe that the spinach was contaminated before it was

> bagged since more than one bag contained contaminated product,

> Acheson said on a Saturday evening conference call with reporters.

>

[Guest guest]

I was just reading that this is the TWENTYTH outbreak of E.Coli in

lettuce and spinach from California since 1995. Holy Ca-Ca!!!!And

that they had received " sternly worded " warnings from the FDA in 2004

and 2005 to " improve produce safety " . I don't think I'll be any raw

leafy greens from California for a looooonnnng time.....

 

Janis

 

, " Melissa " <mapalicka

wrote:

>

> I don't know about you all, but that Organic Valley spinach had

become a staple of my

> diet! It's not a surprise when someone gets sick form eating

undercooked meat, because

> well,... it is what it is.

> But this is scary how frequntly and large scale veggies are being

contaminated. hope

> they get this sorted out quickly! Kroger and Wild Oats both had

bare spots where the

> spinach used to be. And Wild Oats had a note saying that their

spinach was quarenteened.

> I guess if the source is found and their stuff is safe and not

mushy by then, it goes back in

> the shelf.

> Have they found the bacteria in any of the bags they have tested

yet?

>

>

>

> , " jandor9 " <jandor9@> wrote:

> >

> > WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumers should avoid all fresh spinach,

> > regardless of whether it is pre-packaged, a chief U.S. food

safety

> > official warned on Saturday, saying the number of E. coli

illnesses

> > had passed 100.

> >

> > " We need to get a clear message to consumers, " said Dr. David

> > Acheson, the U.S.Food and Drug Administration's director of food

> > safety and security.

> >

> > " Some consumers may not be aware that spinach that may be

available

> > to them may have been pre-packaged, " he said referring to loose

> > spinach sold in restaurants and supermarkets.

> >

> > While the FDA did not expand the warning beyond fresh spinach,

> > Acheson said the investigation into the cause of the illnesses

was

> > continuing and other possible sources had not been excluded.

> >

> > Investigators believe that the spinach was contaminated before it

was

> > bagged since more than one bag contained contaminated product,

> > Acheson said on a Saturday evening conference call with reporters.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

that's a little shortsighted. ANY body growing food can have that

happen to them. Just because it Happened in California does not mean

that it Can't Happen Anywhere else.

 

Lynn

 

 

On 9/18/06, jandor9 <jandor9 wrote:

 

>

> I was just reading that this is the TWENTYTH outbreak of E.Coli in

> lettuce and spinach from California since 1995. Holy Ca-Ca!!!!And

> that they had received " sternly worded " warnings from the FDA in 2004

> and 2005 to " improve produce safety " . I don't think I'll be any raw

> leafy greens from California for a looooonnnng time.....

>

> Janis

[Guest guest]

Without getting personal, look at it statistically, 40% of all the

outbreaks are from one state. One state out of a possible fifty. I

don't like the odds and I don't gamble. I also don't water my garden

with waste water.....

 

Janis

, Lynn <mrningdw wrote:

>

> that's a little shortsighted. ANY body growing food can have that

> happen to them. Just because it Happened in California does not

mean

> that it Can't Happen Anywhere else.

>

> Lynn

>

>

> On 9/18/06, jandor9 <jandor9 wrote:

>

> >

> > I was just reading that this is the TWENTYTH outbreak of E.Coli in

> > lettuce and spinach from California since 1995. Holy Ca-Ca!!!!And

> > that they had received " sternly worded " warnings from the FDA in

2004

> > and 2005 to " improve produce safety " . I don't think I'll be any

raw

> > leafy greens from California for a looooonnnng time.....

> >

> > Janis

>

[Guest guest]

this time any way. I don't water my garden with waste water either.

 

Lynn

 

 

On 9/19/06, jandor9 <jandor9 wrote:

>

> Without getting personal, look at it statistically, 40% of all the

> outbreaks are from one state. One state out of a possible fifty. I

> don't like the odds and I don't gamble. I also don't water my garden

> with waste water.....

>

> Janis

>

> <%40>,

> Lynn <mrningdw wrote:

> >

> > that's a little shortsighted. ANY body growing food can have that

> > happen to them. Just because it Happened in California does not

> mean

> > that it Can't Happen Anywhere else.

> >

> > Lynn

> >

> >

> > On 9/18/06, jandor9 <jandor9 wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > I was just reading that this is the TWENTYTH outbreak of E.Coli in

> > > lettuce and spinach from California since 1995. Holy Ca-Ca!!!!And

> > > that they had received " sternly worded " warnings from the FDA in

> 2004

> > > and 2005 to " improve produce safety " . I don't think I'll be any

> raw

> > > leafy greens from California for a looooonnnng time.....

> > >

> > > Janis

> >

>

>

>

 

 

 

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