Freshway Foods Lettuce E coli Recall Expands
A lettuce E. coli recall issued by Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio due to concerns of E. coli 0145 contamination has expanded. Moore, Oklahoma-based Vaughn Foods has also recalled lettuce grown at the same Yuma, Arizona farm that health officials are investigating in connection with the Freshway Foods romaine lettuce recall.
The E coli 0145 outbreak associated with this recall has so far sickened 23 people in New York, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Freshway Foods E coli 0145 Romaine Lettuce Recall
Romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli O145 has been recalled by Freshway Foods in Sidney, Ohio, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products were sold to wholesale, service outlets, and in-store retail salad bars and delis under the Freshway and Imperial Sysco brands.
The recall has been associated with an E. coli 0145 outbreak investigation at several universities and colleges including: the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and Daemen College in Amherst, New York, the FDA said.
