date:Oct 26, 2020
Companies that import lettuce must now prove each shipment has been tested for E. coli, or was grown outside of California's Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties. The directive will remain in force until December 31, to cover the harvest season for California lettuce producers.
Canadian food safety researchers have stated that unprecedented federal import restrictions on romaine lettuce and salad mixes from Californias Salinas Valley point to problems in the U.S. agricultur