NCBA Responds to FDA's Longitudinal Study on the Yuma Valley Leafy Greens Growing Region
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
CENTENNIAL, Colorado, June 13 [Category: Agriculture] -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association issued the following news release:
The study was undertaken after a 2018 E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma, AZ, growing area. The investigation into that outbreak found samples of canal water that tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli. However, that strain of E. coli was not found at a nearby cattle feeding operation and the investigation ul . . .
The study was undertaken after a 2018 E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma, AZ, growing area. The investigation into that outbreak found samples of canal water that tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli. However, that strain of E. coli was not found at a nearby cattle feeding operation and the investigation ul . . .