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groundloop

(12,774 posts)
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:28 AM Thursday

A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it

Source: NBC News

An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old Missouri woman who fell ill after attending a funeral lunch. One person died.

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The Food and Drug Administration indicated in February that it had closed the investigation without publicly detailing what had happened — or which companies were responsible for growing and processing the contaminated lettuce.

According to an internal report obtained by NBC News, the FDA did not name the companies because no contaminated lettuce was left by the time investigators uncovered where the pathogen was coming from.

“There were no public communications related to this outbreak,” the FDA said in its report, which noted that there had been a death but provided no details about it.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ecoli-bacteria-lettuce-outbreak-rcna200236

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A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it (Original Post) groundloop Thursday OP
It's difficult to follow the dateline... Hope22 Thursday #1
The decision to close it without naming the company/ies was in February muriel_volestrangler Thursday #8
RFK Jr. is on it IronLionZion Thursday #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Ray Bruns Thursday #3
Corporations have way, way too much power in this country. not fooled Thursday #4
In November, Huh. Strange, to say the least. republianmushroom Thursday #5
repugs are worse than worthless, they're dangerous Nigrum Cattus Thursday #6
Welcome to regulation Trump style Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday #7

Hope22

(3,910 posts)
1. It's difficult to follow the dateline...
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:40 AM
Thursday

…but all of this appears to be pre T! I guess we have been broken for years!

muriel_volestrangler

(103,478 posts)
8. The decision to close it without naming the company/ies was in February
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 03:23 PM
Thursday
In mid-January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the outbreak was over, according to a letter sent to state health departments obtained by NBC News. And in February, the FDA moved its outbreak investigation from “active” to “closed,” without providing further details, according to archived versions of its website.

In the regulation-free libertarian world that the Trump regime wants, the information on who was responsible is more important to the public than ever. They need to know who to avoid, so the blessed Invisible Hand of the Market can do its stuff.

IronLionZion

(48,552 posts)
2. RFK Jr. is on it
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 10:06 AM
Thursday

first get some raw milk and Vitamin A. Then use some essential oils and a magical healing crystal. Thoughts and prayers to anyone who gets ill or dies.

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