Statement from FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas on new findings and current status of the romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak investigation

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Statement from FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas on new findings and current status of the romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak investigation

Illnesses subsiding, FDA continues to aggressively investigate source and route of contamination to prevent future outbreaks

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on our investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce. The FDA takes our responsibility of protecting the public from unsafe food very seriously and is committed to providing the public with more information as it becomes available.  Outbreaks Reported Early on, based on test results provided by the Maryland Department of Health, our investigation pointed to farms in Salinas, California, as potential sources of contaminated romaine lettuce based on the initial, limited number of reported illnesses. The FDA, in partnership with the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, rapidly mobilized in November to ...

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