E. Coli Worry Spreads to Lettuce

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Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration lifted its warning on fresh spinach grown in the Salinas Valley in California, a popular brand of lettuce grown there was recalled on Sunday over concerns about E. coli contamination, the New York Times reports.


The lettuce does not appear to have caused any illnesses, said the president of the grower, the Nunes Company.


The recall comes amid warnings that some brands of spinach, bottled carrot juice and recent shipments of beef could cause health risks.


Executives ordered the recall after learning that irrigation water may have been contaminated with E. coli, said Tom Nunes Jr., president of the company. The company has not found E. coli bacteria in the lettuce itself, Mr. Nunes said.


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