How Was Spinach Contaminated

No immediate reports of illness linked to tainted product from California A California produce company recalled bagged fresh spinach Wednesday after it tested positive for salmonella. There were no immediate reports of illness linked to the tainted spinach, distributed by Metz Fresh LLC of King City, Calif. The recall comes nearly a year after an outbreak of another pathogen, E. coli, in fresh spinach killed three people and sickened another 200. The recalled spinach was distributed throughout the 48 states and Canada and sold in both retail and food service packages. It covers 8,118 cases of spinach, although the company said more than 90 ... Read Full Story

The San Jose Mercury News reports that yet another grower in the Salinas Valley has identified e.coli in its crop.  Salinas-based Nunes Co. issued a recall this Sunday.  Read the full story or check out the excerpt below: Just days after the government said it was safe to eat spinach again, concern shifted back to lettuce as one Salinas Valley grower announced Sunday that it was voluntarily recalling some of its crop after finding E. coli in a sample of irrigation water. Green leaf lettuce packed under the Foxy brand has been recalled from stores and distributors in California and several other Western states, ... Read Full Story

More people are starting to take their own bags to the grocery store because, whether it's recyclable or not, this practice will eventually cut down on the manufacture of the Earth killer known as plastic. So here are a few options if you, like me, decide to try this: Miniusbags [ PopGadget Pick ]. Price: $16 . These reusable, 100% cotton tote bags, come in many different colors and features a fruit graphic. I love the incorporation of a healthy theme - so that's my pick too. Baggu Bags [ Chow.com Pick ]. Price: $8 for 1 pack (including bag and pouch) . One ... Read Full Story

Looks like contaminated spinach is still causing problems... "Illnesses in 17 more people were blamed today on a deadly outbreak of E. coli attributed to fresh spinach, raising the number of cases nationwide to 131, U.S. food regulators and health officials said.   The outbreak has affected people in 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in Atlanta said today. Nebraska, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Nevada and Utah all had new confirmed cases"   Linked from: bloomberg.com Read Full Story

Two bags of Dole brand baby spinach have been identified in the search for the E. coli strain that contaminated spinach and forced stores nationwide to pull spinach from the shelves.   Health officials suspect that a specific batch of spinach from a San Juan Bautista spinach processing plant may be the source of the contamination.     To read more, check out the article by The Washington Post Read Full Story