E. coli outbreak declared over without name of lettuce supplier being revealed
An outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7 infections traced to romaine lettuce has been declared over without the name of the lettuce supplier being released to the public.
The outbreak, which sickened at least 88 people, was first reported by the Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 4, 2024. Illnesses began in mid-November. The sick people were spread across 12 states, but the FDA did not report what those states were.
Although the FDA reported that it was investigating a specific company, it did not reveal that company or the brands of lettuce it sells. The implicated lettuce was sent to restaurants, caterers and a school.
For another outbreak of E. Coli O157:H7 infections, the FDA has concluded its investigation without identifying a source of the pathogen. The agency did initiate a traceback investigation, but did not report what food it was tracing. A total of 26 people were sickened in the outbreak. The FDA did not report where the patients lived.
In other outbreak news, the patient count in an E. coli O145:H28 outbreak is holding steady at eight. The FDA is not reporting where the patients live. The FDA first reported the outbreak on Dec. 11. The agency has begun traceback efforts but is not yet reporting what food is being traced.
An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections traced to cucumbers from Mexico has ended, having sickened 113 people with 28 of them requiring hospitalization. The cumbers were distributed nationwide and outbreak patients were confirmed in 23 states from coast to coast. The first patients to be identified became ill in early October. The FDA first reported the outbreak on Nov. 27. Importers SunFed Produce, Baloian Farms and Russ Davis distributed the cucumbers. All three companies initiated recalls.
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