Government never improved produce inspections after E. coli outbreak

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Government never improved produce inspections after E. coli outbreak
Associated Press - September 12, 2007 4:43 PM ET

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) - Last year's E. coli outbreak from spinach prompted calls for better inspection of leafy greens. But an Associated Press investigation has found that government regulators never acted on those calls.

Regulations governing farms in the central California region known as the nation's "Salad Bowl" remain largely unchanged.

Processors in California, which grows three-quarters of the nation's greens, created a new inspection system -- but the guidelines are voluntary.

Three people were killed and more than 200 sickened after bacteria from a cattle ranch infected spinach.




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[Bitwit1234]

1. They just said on TV

that they have ONE person that inspects ALL the toys from China. That bush cut the budget to gain more money for Iraq.

[indepat]

2. Resources and limited and must be devoted to keeping us safe from "terra"

[pitohui]

3. people need to cook their food if it's from california and doesn't have a hard peel like citrus

my opinion of it

you can get a vaccine for hep a, but there are too many different things going around, the e. coli, the salmonella blah de blah

cook your food, the "salad days" of the usa are over for vulnerable immune systems anyway

[fasttense]

4. Which is why I no longer buy their spinach or lettuce.

I never trusted that they did a damn thing about it.

[MadMaddie]

5. Whaaaaaaaaaaat? Are you saying that the * Administration

would cut funds to protect the lives of the American citizens so he could fund his war? Harrasy I say....plain Harrasy:sarcasm: