Personal Injury Law

Salinas Valley once again the suspect in another E. coli outbreak - Farm not yet named

By Bill Marler, Esq.

Dawn Withers, a.k.a. “the lettuce lady,” reports tonight what has long been suspected and rumored; the Salinas Valley is again the likely source of yet another E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. The “Lettuce Lady” quotes Ken August from the California Department of Public Health that it is investigating whether a Salinas Valley farm is the source of an E. coli outbreak in Canada. Since October, over 100 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been confirmed in Ontario. Canadian health officials don't know the source or cause of the contamination, according to the Ontario Ministry of Health. However, Ken August, a spokesman for the state's Health Department, confirmed that state investigators are examining a Monterey County farm after receiving information from Canadian health officials. ??August said that officials are considering California lettuce as a possible source in the outbreak and that investigators have been at the farm for more than a week.

Also, do not forget that the Aunt Mid’s cases as well as the Jimmy John’s outbreak were also linked to the consumption of lettuce.  Why not name the farms?

Full post as published by Marler Blog on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).