Fresh Spinach Safe To Eat Again

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Main Category: Nutrition / Diet
Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses;  GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology;  Public Health
Article Date: 30 Sep 2006 - 8:00 PDT

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After announcing that all fresh spinach suspected of containing E. coli had been recalled across the USA, FDA officials said it was safe to eat again. Dr. David Acheson, Chief Medical Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, said spinach is now as safe to eat as it was before the outbreak started.

Acheson added that all the affected spinach had originated from Natural Selection Foods, San Juan Bautista, California.

All Natural Selection Foods fresh spinach products with consume-by-dates of August 17 to October 1 have been recalled. The company says it is taking measures to improve safety inspections.

Natural Selection Foods is willing to pay toward the medical costs of people who became ill with E. coli poisoning during this outbreak.

The source of the contamination has still eluded investigators - there is a chance they may never know, say officials.

Spinach and E. coli Outbreak (FDA)

Written by: Christian Nordqvist
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