Dole E. Coli Lettuce Recall Reminds Us to Take Precautions for Food Safety
Once again, there has been an outbreak of the e coli bacteria in food crops. This time it’s Dole’s lettuce:
A division of Dole Food Co said on Monday it was recalling some bagged salads sold in the United States and Canada because a sample at a Canadian grocery store was found to contain E. coli.
Dole Fresh Vegetables said it has not received any reports that anyone has become sick from eating the products. The recall covers “Dole Hearts Delight” salads sold with a “best if used by” date of Sept. 19.
We need to be mindful of potential contamination when dealing with any kind of raw foods, animal or plant. The U.S. FDA Center for Health Safety and Applied Nutrition has an excellent website on food safety, which I highly recommend.