Restaurant Law Group

Aunt Mid’s Produce Co. is denying that its lettuce was the source of an e. coli outbreak that sickened some three dozen Michiganders.
The Detroit company is basing its defense against a lawsuit on Michigan Agriculture Department findings that say the lettuce was clean. However, a statement for the department says that their tests were based on lettuce [...]

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The FDA has approved the use of irradiation to kill potentially harmful bacteria on iceberg lettuce and spinach, according to the Washington Post. Though the agency does allow the irradiation of meat, this is the first time it has approved it for produce. The measure is meant to stem the chances of foodborne illnesses.

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