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Lettuce Recall Expanded

Associated Press — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:29:10 +0000

A California farm that issued a voluntary lettuce recall over listeria contamination concerns said its notice has gone out to 19 states and Canada.

True Leaf Farms of Salinas initially announced a recall of 90 cartons of romaine lettuce shipped to an Oregon food service distributor, which shipped the produce to Washington and Idaho

Long Road From Farm To Fork Worsens Food Outbreaks

Associated Press — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:13:28 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent listeria outbreak from cantaloupe demonstrates one likely cause of large-scale occurrences of serious illnesses linked to tainted food: the long and winding road what we eat takes from farm to fork.

Cantaloupes Cause Listeria Outbreak in Wyo

Associated Press — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:52:16 +0000

CHEYENNE, WYO. --- Wyoming state health officials are investigating whether the death last week of a Sheridan County woman is related to contaminated cantaloupes from Colorado.