Houston Community News >> E Coli Prompts US Grower to Recall Lettuce
10/8/2006 -- A grower in the western U.S. state of California has recalled recent shipments of lettuce because of concern the produce might have been contaminated by E. Coli bacteria.
The Nunes Company of Salinas said Sunday tests had revealed the presence of E. Coli in irrigation water, but as far as the company knew, no consumers had been sickened.
The recalled lettuce had been shipped to seven western states. Last month in the
United States, fresh spinach was taken out of markets after three people were
killed and nearly 200 sickened by E. Coli carried by the spinach.Most healthy adults recover from E. Coli exposure within a week, but the bacterium causes diarrhea and can cause kidney failure, particularly among children and older people.
(Contributed by VOA)