The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is subjected to fires not to present its own report on an E. Coli outbreak last year, which extended through 15 states and infected 89 people, one of whom died.
The outbreak was related to Romaine lettuce, with the first case that was recorded in St. Louis in Missouri in early November 2024, but the agency could not confirm the source in the investigation in a report he made in February.
In total, 36 people were hospitalized, and 7 people developed hemolytic Uremia Syndrome (HUS), a serious renal disorder. Death details are unclear. The E. Coli was 0157: H7: A particularly dangerous strain that can cause serious illness.
This color -scan microscope image, released by diseases control and prevention centers, shows E. Coli de la Soca coli: H7, capable of causing disease through its powerful toxin. (Janice Haney Carra/CDC Via AP)
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About 95% of those infected reported leaf green food and 88% of those who could remember consuming Romaine lettuce, according to the FDA report. The report was released after NBC News requested a public record request related to ongoing litigation.
The FDA layout caused a single producer and processor, with Romaine drawn to a common ranch and a lot. But the agency could not confirm the outbreak related to this location, as there was no infected lettuce at the time the researchers learned where E. Coli came from.
Seven subclusters were identified, included in events, restaurants and a school.
The FDA then concluded its final report in February, but drafted the name of the common ranch that he investigated as a source.
In addition, despite the severity of the outbreak, the FDA did not publicly announce the result of its research. “There were no public communications related to this outbreak,” the FDA said in his report.
This is, said Frank Yiannas, the former director of politics and the FDA’s response.
“It is disturbing that the FDA has said nothing more public or has identified the name of a producer or processor,” Yiannas told NBC News.
He argued that, choosing not identifying the responsible part, the FDA retained important information that consumers could have helped to make informed decisions about their purchases. He also said that some individuals may have become ill during the outbreak without knowing the source and that severe bacterial infections can have durable health effects.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is subjected to fires not to present its own report on an E. Coli outbreak last year, which extended through 15 states and infected 89 people, one of whom died. (Istock)
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The FDA, in a statement to NBC, said that it names companies when there is enough evidence that links them with an outbreak and if there are “consumer -related tips, provided that the company is not legally banned.,“A spokesman said in a statement to NBC News.” When the researchers had confirmed the probable source, the outbreak was over and there were no organizable tips for consumers. ”
Fox News Digital contacted the FDA for comments, but did not immediately receive a response.
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NBC reports that nine lawsuits have now been presented against Taylor Farms, based in California, one of the largest producers of fresh salad and vegetables in the country. They argue in court documents that Taylor Farms selling “defective and reasonably dangerous” food products.
Taylor Farms denied the source of the outbreak in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“The product of Taylor Farms was not the source of the E. coli outbreak referenced to 2024. We performed raw product tests and finished in our entire product and there was no pollution tests,” says the statement.
“Any report that connects Taylor Farms products to these wealthy diseases is dangerous, irresponsible and unfair to the affected families.”
The company said 0157: H7 comes from livestock, not fresh produce. The FDA, said Tayor Farms, did not find the source of the outbreak because they are not authorized to inspect the beef industry.
The company said that all its lush green are subject to a sturdy program of samples and pathogens.
The outbreak occurred a few weeks after a McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak was related to Taylor Farms.
Taylor Farms supplies to McDonald’s with his slender onions used in his popular quarter -quarter burger. The farm voluntarily remembered the onions after the outbreak infected more than 100 people, killing a person.
According to the CDC, a generalized E. coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald’s product. (Istock)
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A statement provided by a Taylor Farms spokesman for KSBW at that time said: “We try RAW products and finished for pathogens and we have not found traces of E. Coli. We have never seen E. Colio157: H7 associated with onions of the past.”
“With great caution, Taylor Farms Colorado eliminated the yellow onions in the market produced in our installation of Colorado. We continue to work closely with the FDA and the CDC during this ongoing research,” the statement added. “Our priority is the health and well -being of our customers and consumers and the safety and quality of our products.”
While the Taylor Farms headquarters is in Salinas, it also has several facilities across the country, including a Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Jasmine Baehr of Fox News contributed to this report.
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