FDA News Release: Statement on the Salinas-linked romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak and status update on investigation

Statement on Salinas-linked romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak and status update on investigation Outbreaks declared over, investigation advances, root cause analysis continues

Statement from: Frank Yiannas, the FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local partners, previously reported on Dec. 12 that public health experts were tracking three separate outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce caused by three different strains of E. coli O157:H7. We also reported that, through the FDA’s traceback investigation, we were able to identify a common grower between each of these outbreaks in Salinas, California based on available supply chain information.

Today, the FDA is providing an update on the status of the E. coli O157:H7 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce, along with recent findings based on our investigation of fields linked to a common grower, which was identified in our traceback. It should be noted that romaine from this grower does not explain all of the illnesses seen in these outbreaks.

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