E. Coli Found Near 2 Calif. Spinach Farms
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E. coli similar to that linked to a recent deadly outbreak has been found in eight fecal samples collected near two California farms that may have been a source of contaminated spinach.
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On its way to supermarket shelves, bagged spinach passes from field to packing plant to store, with several opportunities along the journey for it to become contaminated with deadly E. coli bacteria.
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Recent E. coli outbreaks have drawn attention to foodborne illnesses, and though officials say the overall number of cases is on the decline, produce &#151; particularly leafy vegetables &#151; is increasingly a carrier of germs once linked only to meat and dairy.
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RALEIGH, NC -- State health officials on Monday identified the North Carolina State Fair as the source of the growing E. coli outbreak across the state.
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Spinach found in the refrigerator of a person sickened by E. coli was contaminated with the bacteria, the "smoking gun" that investigators have sought for the origin of the deadly outbreak, health officials say.
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Agents seeking the source of spinach contaminated with the E.coli bacteria search two plants in California.
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Tough food safety precautions and produce-tracking systems implemented last year after a fatal E. coli outbreak were put to the test when spinach from a produce company came up positive for salmonella bacteria, prompting a new recall.
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Two suspected cases of E.coli are confirmed by public health officials at a school in the Bridgend area.
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Federal health officials are investigating whether a more potent strain of E. coli is behind an outbreak linked to fresh spinach that has sickened at least 131 people, half of whom have been hospitalized.
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The FBI searched two produce companies Wednesday for evidence of a crime in the nationwide E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened at least 192 others.
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BOISE, Idaho  - A 2-year-old boy who drank a   spinach shake died from E. coli in a case that is likely   related to the U.S. health scare around spinach, a health   official said on Friday.
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California's  farming industry is girding for another potential black eye  after a second outbreak this year of a potentially deadly E.  coli strain linked to its crops.
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Federal food safety officials said fresh spinach is "as safe as it was before the outbreak," even though investigators have not determined the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak.
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Federal officials narrowed their investigation and reminded consumers that spinach grown outside the three California counties implicated in the outbreak was safe to eat.
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Two more companies have recalled   their products, including pizza and salad, because they may   contain spinach linked to a food poisoning outbreak, the U.S.   Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday.
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Natural Selection Foods LLC, the San Juan Bautista, Calif., processor of fresh produce that recalled bagged fresh spinach two weeks ago, said yesterday that it has begun testing spinach in the field for the E. coli bacteria.
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A 2-year-old Idaho boy's death could be linked to the nationwide outbreak of spinach contaminated with E. coli bacteria, a state health official said. Kyle Allgood became sick September 15 after friends said his mother had blended spinach into a smoothie for him.