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 News Item (Source/Date Posted on Source)

E. COLI O157 - NETHERLANDS, ICELAND (ProMED Mail/ 11/01)

Florida Food Safety 101: How to produce safer veggies (University of Florida/IFAS/ 10/11)

An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 in Aberdeen, Scotland, September 2007 (Eurosurveillance/ 9/27)

USDA Awards More Than $14 Million in Food Safety Grants (CSREES/USDA/ 9/25)

An outbreak of multi-resistant Shigella sonnei in Australia: possible link to the outbreak of shigellosis in Denmark associated with imported baby corn from Thailand (Eurosurveillance/ 9/17)

Outbreak of shigellosis in Denmark associated with imported baby corn, August 2007 (Eurosurveillance/ 8/30)

SHIGELLOSIS, MEXICAN BABY CARROTS - CANADA: ALERT, RECALL (ProMEDMail/ 8/22)

USDA AWARDS $5.5 MILLION FOR RISK AND PREVENTION RESEARCH OF E. COLI O157:H7 IN FRESH PRODUCE (USDA/CSREES/ 8/21)

New guide to advise on harmful pathogens (Food Production Daily/ 8/16)

Imported foods cause for concern (University of Georgia/Georgia Faces/ 8/09)

Prevent contamination as produce grows, say scientists (Food Production Daily/ 6/19)

FDA Implementing Initiative to Reduce Tomato-Related Foodborne Illnesses (FDA/ 6/12)

Food safety begins as vegetables grow (EurekAlert!/ 6/11)

China defends produce safety amid scares abroad (Reuters Health/ 5/21)

Still no answers in '06 lettuce E. coli outbreak (CNN Health/ 5/18)

Who’s Watching What We Eat? (The New York Times/ 5/16)

Morrisons recalls leaf salad (Food Standards Agency/ 4/27)

Research examines improved safety for citrus supply (Food Production Daily/ 4/25)

Victims' families: Strengthen food oversight (CNN Health/ 4/24)

AP: U.S. food safety strained by imports (USA Today/ 4/23)

High Technology To Help Ensure the Authenticity of Organic Produce (American Chemical Society/ 4/23)

Lambs lettuce recalled (Food Standards Agency/ 4/20)

Tomato processor supports new food science laboratory (UC Davis/ 4/17)

Fresh Express Funds Nine Innovative Research Projects Totaling $2 million to study E. coli O157:H7 in lettuce and leafy greens (Chiquita.com / 4/12)

$4.65 Million to Fund New Produce Safety Research Center at UC Davis (UC Davis/ 4/11)

Food safety remains a priority for industry (Food Production Daily/ 4/11)

Produce Safety a Top Concern (National Restaurant Association/ 4/11)

Major Funding Commitment for Food Safety Research to be Announced (UC Davis/ 4/09)

Don't eat poop -- and other lessons from spinach (Food Safety Network/ KSU/ 4/04)

FDA Finalizes Report on 2006 Spinach Outbreak (FDA/ 3/26)

Probe can't pinpoint how E. coli got into spinach (CNN Health/ 3/23)

Bacteria effective against fresh cut fruit contamination (Food Production Daily/ 3/20)

U.S. food imports outrun FDA resources (USA Today/3/18)

CALS-hosted food safety hearing draws national media attention (University of Wisconsin-Madison/ 3/16)

F.D.A. Offers Guidelines to Fresh-Food Industry (The New York Times/ 3/13)

Voluntary rules ask growers to combat food poisoning (CNN Health/ 3/12)

FDA Issues Final Guidance For Safe Production of Fresh-Cut Fruits And Vegetables (FDA/ 3/12)

National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Announce Produce Safety Conference (National Restaurant Association/ 3/07)

NRA/NRAEF to sponsor produce-safety conference March 29-30 (National Restaurant Association /2/15)

FDA Must Move to Safeguard Food Supply: Approve Irradiation of Produce! (American Council on Science and Health/ 2/12)

Rutgers Survey Examines Public Responses to the Recent Spinach Recall (Rutgers /2/05)

Income not always factor in buying organic produce (Georgia FACES/ 2/01)

Lettuce Processor Funds E. Coli Studies (U.S. News and World Report/1/17)

FDA and States Closer to Identifying Source of E. coli Contamination Associated with Illnesses at Taco John's Restaurants (FDA / 1/12)

FSAI Product Recall: Florette Watercress and Florette Spinach, Watercress and Rocket (Food Safety Authority of Ireland / 1/11)

Lettuce probable cause of Taco Bell E. coli: FDA (Reuters / 12/14)

Wild Pigs Eyed in Tainted Spinach Probe (US News / 10/27)

Shoppers still leery of greens after spinach outbreak (CNN.com / 10/26)

UK survey detects Listeria in mixed raw veg salads (FoodProductionDaily.com / 10/25)

Area creek studied for rangeland effects on water quality (Eurek Alert / 10/24)

Scientists Will Track E. Coli in the Salinas Valley (Univ. California - Davis / 10/23)

California Urged to Monitor Farms for Food Safety. States Can Move Faster Than the Federal Government to Implement Standards, Says CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest / 10/23)

Which sanitizers keep fruits and vegetables safe? (UGA FACES / 10/19)

Nationwide E. Coli O157:H7 Outbreak: Questions & Answers (FDA / 10/20)

FDA Statement on Foodborne E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak in Spinach (FDA / 10/12)

New Titles Focus on Food Safety: Fresh Produce and Tracking Contamination (American Society for Microbiology / 10/12)

Why are our vegetables contaminated? (LA Times / 10/10)

FDA Statement on Nunes Lettuce Recall (FDA / 10/9)

FDA Statement on Foodborne E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak in Spinach (FDA / 10/6)

After the scare, it's time to take charge (LA Times / 10/2)

FDA says spinach safe but has bigger concerns (Reuters Health / 10/2)

Fresh Produce Contamination : UM Expert (University of Maryland / 10/2)

Foodborne pathogens hard to remove from produce, research is ongoing (Eurek Alert / 10/2)

Expert says E. coli spinach outbreak may be hard to solve (Pennsylvania State University / 10/2)

Uganda: How Safe Are Crops Grown in Wetlands? (AllAfrica.com / 10/2)

Spinach Growers Take Stock of Industry (ABC News / 10/1)

With spinach, it may be what’s on the inside that counts (University of Florida / 9/27)

Ongoing Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 Infections Associated with Consumption of Fresh Spinach --- United States, September 2006 (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report / 9/26)

Imported produce tested and safe (New Zealand Food Safety Authority / 8/21)

Making Fresh-Cut Apples Convenient and Safe (USDA ASR / 7/14)

Shipboard Produce May Breathe New Life Before Being Scuttled (NewsWise.com / 6/27)

Bird flu will not reach US soon - expert (Reuters Health / 5/23)

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for the Safe Production of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables (FDA / 3/1)

Slugs May Spread E. coli to Salad Vegetables (American Society for Microbiology / 1/24)

Pathogen Studies Could Result in Safer Produce (USDA ARS / 12/12)

Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Produce on the Rise (Center for Science in the Public Interest / 11/21)

Letter to California Firms that Grow, Pack, Process, or Ship Fresh and Fresh-cut Lettuce (FDA CFSAN / 11/4)

Cleaning wash approved for fruit and vegetables (FoodProductionDaily.com / 6/28)

Organisms in Soil May Protect Lettuce from E. coli (American Society of Microbiology / 5/13)

Report addresses safety problem in preharvest stage of food production (Eurek Alert / 2/8)

International Fruit Preparation Leader Stays In Compliance, On Budget, And Up To Date On Pesticide Issues Over Six Continents (Meat and Poultry Online News / 1/18)

Wash Fruits and Vegetables (University of Maine / 1/13)

President signs first major funding program for produce industry (Agriculture Onlinle / 12/22)

Farm to fork traceability for the fruit sector (FoodProductionDaily.com / 12/8)