FEDERAL
OFFICIALS FOCUS ON SHREDDED LETTUCE AS POSSIBLE E. COLI SOURCE Although
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention stated last week that they believe the most likely source of a recent
Taco Bell E. coli outbreak is shredded lettuce, they also stated that the investigation
remains ongoing. Investigators from the agencies had said that lettuce was the
most likely culprit in the outbreak that sickened more than 70 at East Coast Taco
Bell restaurants. On Friday, however, CDC told Taco Bell that the outbreak, which
was linked to restaurants in four Northeastern states, is over. CDC indicated
that “contamination of lettuce likely occurred before reaching the restaurants.” ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only
articles are indicated in bold.)
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