Freshway Lettuce E.doc

Freshway Lettuce E. coli Outbreak Lawsuits - Multistate (2010)Marler Clark represented victims of a 2010 E. coli O145 outbreak that was traced to contaminated Romaine lettuce sold by Freshway Foods. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26 confirmed and 7 probable E. coli cases from 5 states were linked to the Freshway Romaine lettuce E. coli O145 outbreak in April and May of 2010. Cases were located in Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Multiple students attending The Ohio State University were part of the E. coli outbreak.During litigation, Marler Clark learned that during the E. coli outbreak investigation, an unopened bag of Freshway lettuce tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli O145, providing powerful evidence that the Freshway Romaine lettuce had experienced a contamination event at some point in the manufacturing process.The law firm resolved the E. coli claims of individuals represented against Freshway in 2011.新华网洛杉矶５月７日电（记者高原）美国食品和药物管理局官员７日称，防疫人员经过调查发现，最近造成美国多人染病的被污染生菜可能产自亚利桑那州的一家农场。

这些生菜被怀疑受大肠杆菌污染，目前有关调查还在继续据美国食品和药物管理局此前发表的一项声明，最近全美各地有１９人在进食了疑被大肠杆菌污染的生菜后染病，其中３人病情严重美国食品和药物管理局官员７日对媒体说，初步调查发现，受污染生菜产自亚利桑那州尤马地区的一家农场，由Ｆｒｅｓｈｗａｙ食品公司经销受污染生菜被制成了沙拉等食品，已销往全美２３个州食品和药物管理局已责令Ｆｒｅｓｈｗａｙ食品公司召回有关食品据美国媒体报道，Ｆｒｅｓｈｗａｙ食品公司６日已宣布召回被污染的生菜制品该公司负责人也表示，公司正在与美国食品与药物管理局合作，对这起事件进行彻底调查How Did E. coli O145 Contaminate Lettuce?BY ZACH MALLOVE | MAY 12, 2010A look at how E. coli O145 could have contaminated romaine lettuce on a farm in YumaAs state and federal public health officials continue to investigate the E. coli O145 outbreak tied to bagged Freshway Foods romaine lettuce, which has sickened 19 in 3 states, many questions remain.The supply chain from the field to the supermarket is a long one, with many potential points along the way for contamination to occur. （生产线过长，途中很多环节造成污染）Where did the lettuce pick up E. coli O145, a pathogen found primarily in cattle and wildlife feces? According to the latest out of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), investigators are focusing on an undisclosed farm in Yuma, Arizona which could be linked to the outbreak. If the contamination did occur on the farm, how could it have happened? (E. coli O145发现于亚利桑那州尤马的一间农场)Unlike Salinas Valley, America’s salad bowl, which has been the source of several E. coli outbreaks, including the Dole spinach outbreak in 2006 , Yuma-grown leafy greens have never been implicated.Food Safety News paid a visit to the Yuma area and talked with epidemiological experts to explore a number of hypotheses. This series will look at three ways the E. coli O145-contaminated lettuce–if it was grown in Yuma–could have picked up the bug. （生菜染上 Ecoli0145的三种方式被查明）方式一：尘埃，泥土，空气传播Part I – Dust, Mud, and E. coliOne of the largest cattle feedlots in the country is found in Wellton, AZ, around 20 miles, as the crow flies, from the heart of leafy green production in the Gila and Dome Valleys near Yuma. Naturally, the high concentration of cattle and manure produces a fecal, muddy mix in which E. coli bacteria can thrive. In a dry, windy environment like Yuma, mud-turned-dust can carry E. Coli.（该农场20英里外有个全国最大的养牛场，高密度的牛和肥料为大肠杆菌的生长提供了有营养粪便和土壤；干燥、起风的环境让尘埃成了病菌的携带者）Most food safety experts agree that dust is a prime suspect in pathogenic produce contamination. （许多专家认为尘埃是 “头号嫌疑犯” ）A study conducted in 2002 by researchers at Texas Tech University found that some common feeding practices were leading to a higher likelihood of dust-borne bacteria.“A standard feeding practice in some western feedlots is to feed at sunrise. （黎明喂食）This protocol results in cattle that have digested their food by the evening, which coincides with the active, dust-generating period（排便时间与起风时间不谋而合）,”the study discovered, leading the researchers to conclude that “airborne transmission could be a primary route of infection.”（空气传播）尘埃传播假设的历史证据：1 2001九月，a cluster of E. coli O157 infections at a fair in Lorain County, Ohio大型空旷楼，动物秀，大楼地板布满木屑。

展览会最后一晚举行了大型舞会History supports the dust-borne hypothesis.In September 2001, Ohio health officials identified a cluster of E. coli O157 infections at a fair in Lorain County, Ohio. A series of studies linked the outbreak to a large, open building that was used throughout the fair for animal shows. The building’s floor was covered with sawdust, and on the last night of the fair, a large dance was held in the same building. Investigators concluded that an animal from an earlier show, most likely a cow, defecated on the ground, and the sawdust kicked up by other animals and humans contaminated nearly the entire building.E. Coli 0157 在木屑中生存，繁殖，而木屑因为舞会变成病毒空气传播的载体，将病毒传播给人。

One report found this: “E. coli O157 survived and possibly multiplied in the sawdust. The sawdust may have become airborne during a large event such as the dance. Individuals who touched contaminated surfaces in the building became infected when they ate or drank without adequately washing their hands. It is possible that some may have swallo。