The romaine lettuce was served in salad bars at multiple Schnucks supermarket locations and originated at a single farm and distributor – neither of which has yet to be named.
Food safety expert and E. coli attorney, Bill Marler, said: “The practice of holding back names of distributors and producers is not altogether uncommon, but nonetheless troubling. Schnucks ought to do two things: release the names of both the farm and distributor and make sure the medical bills of their customers are covered.”
Since 2000 there have been over 80 foodborne illness outbreaks linked to lettuce and, since 1993 lettuce has been responsible for more than two-dozen E. coli outbreaks.
Source: Marler Clark
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