Food Safety Federal and State Response to the Spinach E. Coli Outbreak

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food poisoning.

State governments.

Vegetables.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

Summary:

Reviews E. coli food poisoning outbreak first reported in Sept. 2006 and ultimately traced to tainted spinach. Presents timeline illustrating response of and investigation by FDA, CDC, and State authorities. Highlights number of cases, detection of first case, and process by which relevant agencies acted on subsequently reported cases

Notes:

CRS Report

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Food Safety

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-DSP-0771

Access Restriction:

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