A California farm tied to the nationwide recall of romaine lettuce is now recalling cauliflower, red leaf lettuce,and green leaf lettuce amid fears of an E. coli outbreak.
The source of the potential outbreak is Adam Bros Farming in Santa Maria, California, which was identified as at least one source of the contaminated romaine lettuce that led to an E. coli outbreak last month.
While no products have yet tested positive for E. coli, Adam Bros Farming said it is initiating the voluntary recall in cooperation with the FDA ‘out of an abundance of caution’.
‘Adam Bros Farming feels a strong commitment to its customers and has worked for years to provide a safe and healthy food supply,’ it said in a statement.
A California farm tied to the nationwide recall of romaine lettuce is now recalling cauliflower, red leaf lettuce, and green leaf lettuce amid fears of an E. coli outbreak
‘The recall was initiated after it was discovered that sediment from a reservoir near where the produce was grown tested positive for E. coli O157:H7.’
‘Filtered and treated water from the reservoir may have come in contact with the produce after it was harvested.’
Adam Bros Farming added that none of the filtered, treated water has yet tested positive for E. coli and that all E. coli tests are returning negative.
The recall includes cauliflower, red leaf lettuce, and green leaf lettuce that was harvested between November 27 to November 30 and grown ‘in particular fields’.
Adam Bros Farming said the recall does not involve all of its products and that no illnesses have yet been reported.
The recall includes cauliflower, red leaf lettuce, and green leaf lettuce that was harvested between November 27 to November 30 and grown ‘in particular fields’
The source of the potential outbreak is Adam Bros Farming, which was identified as one source of contaminated romaine lettuce that led to last month’s E. coli outbreak
Potentially affected cauliflower was distributed to wholesalers in Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as Canada and Tijuana, Mexico.
Red and green leaf lettuce was distributed to wholesalers in California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Canada.
Red leaf lettuce was also distributed to Minnesota and Tijuana.
Adam Bros Farming said it has notified affected customers of all product that was recalled and is asking that the product not be ‘eaten, sold, or transferred’.
Potentially affected cauliflower was distributed to wholesalers in Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, as well as Canada and Tijuana, Mexico
The recall comes just weeks after the CDC told Americans that no romaine lettuce was considered safe to eat.
Of the 59 people who were sickened across 15 states during the E. coli outbreak, 23 were hospitalized including two people who developed a type of kidney failure.
No deaths were reported.
Beyond warning consumers, the CDC also told all retailers and restaurants to stop serving and selling romaine until they learned more about the outbreak.
Most people infected with E. coli develop diarrhea and vomiting for a week. More severe infections can lead to kidney failure and even death.