E. Coli Source Found
Food inspectors located what prompted an E. Coli outbreak that hit 10 states, including local Schnucks grocery stores, and put dozens of people in the hospital.
The E. Coli outbreak that surfaced recently in St. Louis County is over, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named infected Romaine lettuce as the culprit. (See related Patch articles:) E. coli Outbreak Occurs in St. Louis County Schnucks' Salad Bars Focus of E. coli Outbreak, But Testing Negative E. coli Update: 30 Confirmed Cases The lettuce, which came from a single, unidentified farm, was contaminated before being served in nine Schnucks grocery stores, sickening 37 people in Missouri. The Food and Drug Administration did not find the E. Coli strain at the farm—which they refused to identify without definitive proof of infection—but the farm has since shut down operations, according to food industry news site The Packer…
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