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The FDA is still working to find answers to the fundamental questions about the outbreak tied to Arizona romaine, more than one month after the initial alert was issued by the CDC.

In the wake of an E. coli outbreak tied to romaine, numerous consumer groups are calling for the FDA to mandate more stringent traceability measures for companies that handle leafy greens and other “high-risk” food.

The CDC is no longer recommending that consumers avoid romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region.

Six people in Canada have been sickened by E. coli, and the illnesses are genetically similar to cases in the 29-state E.coli outbreak in the U.S. linked to romaine from the Yuma growing region.

The Food and Drug Administration continues to search for the source of romaine at the heart of a deadly E. coli outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from coastal counties in California appears to be over.

With no new cases since mid-November, the E. coli outbreak in Canada appears to be over, and a federal health agency is no longer advising Canadians in affected areas to avoid eating romaine.

Vegetable growers of red and green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccolini, among other crops, is feeling a ripple effect from last year’s multistate E. coli outbreaks and subsequent recalls.

A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for humans, a University of Florida study shows.

Minnesota dairy farm linked to E. coli outbreak from raw milk.