As previously reported in Spotlight, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently disseminated notices regarding the current E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, linked to romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California growing region. According to the CDC, there is now a total of 102 E. coli O157:H7 reported illnesses across…
Don’t miss your chance to gain insight on Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) during the upcoming WGS Webinar Series launching January 23rd, 2020. WGS is an increasingly valuable tool for the produce industry with a broad scope of applications from food safety management and surveillance to outbreak investigations. The first webinar will be presented by Dr. Martin Wiedmann, professor…