Ohio laboratory tests that spotted E. coli in a bag of romaine lettuce have led a California company to recall about 1,000 cartons of produce that went to two customers who then processed the lettuce before sending it on to food-service establishments.
Amy Philpott, spokeswoman for Andrew Smith Co. in Spreckels, Calif. said none of the lettuce was sold in grocery stores and that only two food processors bought the cartons.
She said she didn't know the names of those customers and did not know whether Freshway Foods in Sidney, Ohio was one of them. Freshway issued its own recall last week in connection with an E. coli 0145 outbreak that has sickened at least 20 people in Ohio, Michigan and New York.
The Ohio laboratory test that revealed E. coli in the Andrew Smith lettuce detected a type of E. coli that is not linked to the outbreak, Philpott said.
Read the full story at THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Latest from Quality Assurance & Food Safety
- USDA Indefinitely Delays Salmonella Testing Program for Raw Breaded Stuffed Chicken
- American Soybean Association Names New Industry Relations Leadership
- Babybel Transitions From Cellophane to Paper Packaging
- Ambriola Company Recalls Cheese Products Due to Listeria Risk
- Horizon Family Brands Acquires Maple Hill Creamery
- Kellanova Shares Top Five Consumer Packaged Goods Tech Trends Shaping 2026
- Stay Ahead of Supply Chain Pressure
- Brendan Niemira Named IFT Chief Science and Technology Officer
