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answer: because he's a COLD-HEARTED BASTARD, that's why !
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/08/tainted.lettuce.ap/index.html
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Less than a week after the Food and Drug
Administration lifted its warning on fresh spinach grown in California's
Salinas Valley, a popular brand of lettuce grown there has been recalled
over concerns about E. coli contamination.
The lettuce does not appear to have caused any illnesses, Salinas-based
Nunes Co. Inc. said in a statement.
The company initiated a voluntary recall Sunday of green leaf lettuce
purchased last week under the Foxy brand name. Foxy is one of the nation's
largest suppliers of lettuce, celery, broccoli, vegetable platters and
stir-fry mixes.
The recall covered lettuce purchased in grocery stores October 3-6 in
Arizona, California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. It was
also sold to distributors in those states who may have sold it to
restaurants.
The recalled lettuce was packaged as "Green Leaf 24 Count, waxed carton,"
and "Green Leaf 18 Count, cellophane sleeve, returnable carton." Packaging
is stamped with lot code 6SL0024.
Executives ordered the recall after learning that water used to irrigate
lettuce fields may have been contaminated with E. coli, according to the
company statement. E. coli can proliferate in uncooked produce, raw milk,
unpasteurized juice, contaminated water and meat.
Vice President Tom Nunes Jr. and attorney Brett R. Harrell did not respond
Sunday to phone calls and an e-mail seeking comment.
FDA spokeswoman Julie Zawisza said the agency is aware of the voluntary
recall but had no details.
"As a standard course of action, we would expect the firm to identify the
source of the contamination and take steps to ... ensure that it doesn't
happen again," Zawisza wrote in an e-mail Sunday.
It's unclear whether any bacteria in the Salinas Valley lettuce fields could
have come from the same source as the E. coli found in spinach that has
sickened nearly 200 people and has been linked to three deaths nationwide.
Pathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria, or E. coli, may cause diarrhea and
bloody stools. Although most healthy adults recover within a week without
long-term side effects, some people may develop a form of kidney failure.
That illness is most likely to occur in young children, senior citizens and
people with compromised immune systems. In extreme cases, it can lead to
kidney damage or death.
The recall at Nunes Co., a family-owned business with more than 20,000 acres
of cropland in Arizona and California, comes days after federal agents
searched two Salinas Valley produce companies connected to the nationwide
spinach scare.
Epidemiologists also warned consumers this week to stay away from some
bottled carrot juice after a Florida woman was paralyzed and three people in
Georgia experienced respiratory failure, apparently due to botulism
poisoning.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/10/08/tainted.lettuce.ap/index.html
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Less than a week after the Food and Drug
Administration lifted its warning on fresh spinach grown in California's
Salinas Valley, a popular brand of lettuce grown there has been recalled
over concerns about E. coli contamination.
The lettuce does not appear to have caused any illnesses, Salinas-based
Nunes Co. Inc. said in a statement.
The company initiated a voluntary recall Sunday of green leaf lettuce
purchased last week under the Foxy brand name. Foxy is one of the nation's
largest suppliers of lettuce, celery, broccoli, vegetable platters and
stir-fry mixes.
The recall covered lettuce purchased in grocery stores October 3-6 in
Arizona, California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. It was
also sold to distributors in those states who may have sold it to
restaurants.
The recalled lettuce was packaged as "Green Leaf 24 Count, waxed carton,"
and "Green Leaf 18 Count, cellophane sleeve, returnable carton." Packaging
is stamped with lot code 6SL0024.
Executives ordered the recall after learning that water used to irrigate
lettuce fields may have been contaminated with E. coli, according to the
company statement. E. coli can proliferate in uncooked produce, raw milk,
unpasteurized juice, contaminated water and meat.
Vice President Tom Nunes Jr. and attorney Brett R. Harrell did not respond
Sunday to phone calls and an e-mail seeking comment.
FDA spokeswoman Julie Zawisza said the agency is aware of the voluntary
recall but had no details.
"As a standard course of action, we would expect the firm to identify the
source of the contamination and take steps to ... ensure that it doesn't
happen again," Zawisza wrote in an e-mail Sunday.
It's unclear whether any bacteria in the Salinas Valley lettuce fields could
have come from the same source as the E. coli found in spinach that has
sickened nearly 200 people and has been linked to three deaths nationwide.
Pathogenic Escherichia coli bacteria, or E. coli, may cause diarrhea and
bloody stools. Although most healthy adults recover within a week without
long-term side effects, some people may develop a form of kidney failure.
That illness is most likely to occur in young children, senior citizens and
people with compromised immune systems. In extreme cases, it can lead to
kidney damage or death.
The recall at Nunes Co., a family-owned business with more than 20,000 acres
of cropland in Arizona and California, comes days after federal agents
searched two Salinas Valley produce companies connected to the nationwide
spinach scare.
Epidemiologists also warned consumers this week to stay away from some
bottled carrot juice after a Florida woman was paralyzed and three people in
Georgia experienced respiratory failure, apparently due to botulism
poisoning.