Lettuce recall: 90 cartons of romaine? Oops, 2,500.

[WhiteTara]

Source: Christian Science Monitor

A California farm that issued a voluntary lettuce recall over listeria contamination concerns said its notice has gone out to 19 states and Canada.

True Leaf Farms of Salinas initially announced a recall of 90 cartons of romaine lettuce shipped to an Oregon food service distributor, which shipped the produce to Washington and Idaho.

But the chief executive of Church Brothers, which sells and markets the farm's produce, clarified Saturday that the recall involved nearly 2,500 cartons. Only 90 cartons went to retail sales, said CEO Steve Church, and those were the ones mentioned in the initial announcement.

The rest of the cartons, Church said, went to institutions such as restaurants and cafeterias, which were notified about the recall.

The company recalled the 33,000 pounds of lettuce after a check by federal officials found that a sample from one bag tested positive for listeria. No illnesses have been reported.
The chopped and bagged lettuce, grown in Watsonville and processed in San Juan Bautista, was shipped Sept. 12 and 13. The recall covers products with a "use by date" of Sept. 29. The bag and box code is B256-46438-8.

The states covered by the recall include Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Vermont.

Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1004/Lettuce-recall-90-cartons-of-romaine-Oops-2-500

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And the pukes want to do away with food safety laws and regulators.

[FSogol]

1. They could sell a lot more lettuce without these needless government regulations.

:sarcasm:

[RKP5637]

2. I think the republicans have been drinking leaded water for years! n/t

[FSogol]

5. Feed all that lettuce to Eric Cantor (and his ilk).

:shrug:

[Orrex]

3. Lettuce never forget

[elleng]

4. Oh S***!

JUST HAD SALAD, w. romaine, bought at MD grocery store!!!
'Use by' Sept. 29. Hope store paid attention to that!!!

[AtheistCrusader]

6. I hope they cooked your salad properly.

[benld74]

7. Isn't he pitching for the Diamondbacks tonite? Listeria,,,,,