Posted on 12/15/2018 10:49:26 AM PST by bgill
The strain of E. coli causing the current outbreak in romaine lettuce has been found in a reservoir on a farm in Santa Barbara County, California, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday... Water and sediment at the irrigation reservoir on the property of Adam Bros. Family Farms in Santa Maria tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 that was a nearly identical genetic match to the strain found in people who have fallen ill, Williams said. But the contaminated water at that farm does not fully explain all of the illnesses, nor do the agencies know how the reservoir became contaminated with the bacteria. The investigation has identified 11 distributors, nine growers and eight farms as potential sources... recalling red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower harvested from November 27 through November 30
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Couldn't possibly be illegals defecating in the fields.
When you provided the answer.
More'n'AT ... we learned recently there's a lot more to the diseased illegals than just crop crapping.
Could be a good thing, though.
There's a certain amount of insecurity with the incoming Congress promising to wreak (more) havoc on President Trump and his agenda .... but if it becomes a fact that all the illegals that HAVE gotten in have indeed infected the USA ..... We the people can legitimately demand hell gets its payment.
Going out now to stock up on popcorn.
“...crop crapping...”
+2.
Source locally may be the illegals...
But where did they get the contamination?
Rectum + not washing hands?
Night Fertilizer?
“...crop crapping...”
Rectum + not washing hands?
************
That may be how it is spread. But where
did it originate?
Farms in that region used to provide produce all over the US, but then the illegals rectum.
Lol! You win.
“Now lettuce into your country!”
Fairly easy way to put a competitor out of business...or buy the land at rock bottom prices. Who’s looking to take over our food production?
Wash your lettuce. E Coli is all over the place.
Think of it as free laxative.
Any number of the 3rd world countries south of the border.
People don’t realize the risk of growing and selling any leafy vegetable is greater than the risk of any pharmaceutical or industrial product you can imagine. There are constant cases of E.Coli, and the FDA comes down like a hammer on any operator who might be suspected of being a source. The media will transmit it in seconds. I’m surprised anyone remains in the business.
The cost of lettuce should be $25 per head to make up for this regulatory, civil and media risk.
Free colonic cleanse with every salad!
And just plain weird that certain classes of humans enjoy playing in it — homosexual males. But I am being judgmental so please disregard my post.
Some articles have said that e.coli sticks to lettuce leaves and washing doesn’t remove it.
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