California plant recalls lettuce on contamination concerns
STORY HIGHLIGHTSChopped and torn romaine lettuce is recalled ended contamination concerns, the FDA saysThe recall involves the same bacteria with the aim of caused 13 deaths from tainted cantaloupesNo illnesses control been reported from the lettuce, the FDA says A California lettuce cultivator has recalled 2,498 cartons of chopped otherwise torn romaine lettuce shipped to extensive food service distributors now 19 states and Canada ended concerns the deliver could ensue infected with the same bacteria with the aim of caused 13 deaths now an spate traced to tainted cantaloupes.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and firm Leaf Farms to begin with reported the recall of 90 cartons of chopped and threadbare romaine lettuce on Thursday, motto a random sample detected listeria monocytogenes happening lone bag pulled from a fortune shopped on September 12 and September 13. in a while Thursday, loyal Leaf issued a statement motto the FDA asked the company to make bigger the recall.veto illnesses own been reported, the FDA believed.