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The FDA Recalls Spinach after E.Coli Outbreak

Here is a health alert from a personal injury attorney concerning a recall you should be aware of. The FDA is working closely with the CDC and the state of California concerning certain spinach. The spinach implicated in the outbreak of E. Coli was grown in three California counties: Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara. Spinach grown in the rest of the United States has not been implicated in the current E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.

To date, 171 cases of illness due to E. coli O157:H7 infection have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including 27 cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), 92 hospitalizations and one death. To date, 25 states have reported cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection.

Health Alert Recall--The number of people who have become ill with E. coli after eating fresh spinach continued to increase yesterday as federal officials narrowed their investigation and reminded consumers that spinach grown outside three California counties was safe to eat.

The public can be confident that spinach grown in the non-implicated areas can be consumed. Other produce grown in these counties is not implicated in this outbreak. Processed spinach (e.g., frozen and canned spinach) is also not implicated in this outbreak.

Industry is working to get spinach from areas not implicated in the current E. coli O157:H7 outbreak back on the market. Investigators from FDA, CDC and the state of California are working to narrow the area implicated in the current E. coli O157:H7 outbreak further.

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