PRODUCTS ARE CLEAN AND THERE IS NO CROS CONTAMINATION... THEY STILL HAVE TO STOP SHIPMENTS. THEY SAY THEY WANT THE FDA TO FOCUS ON THE INVESTIGATION AN THE CAUSE AND NOT ON SHUTTING DOWN THE INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY RIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING.### DREW MCDONALD-TAYLOR FARMS CLIP#2992755 03:37:48 "THIS IS FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.. THE SAME E COLI STRAIN, WHY CAN'T WE FIGURE IT OUT. SO WE WANT TO PUT MORE PRESSURE ON FDA TO ANSWER THI FRUSTRATION IS MOUNTING ...AS LOCAL GROWERS AND SHIPPE SAY...THE RECENT E-COLI OUTBREAK ON SALINAS- GROWN ROMAINE LETTUCE CALLS FO EVERYONE IN THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY...TO STEP UP THEIR GAME... ESPECIALLY AFTER AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE IN 16 STATES WERE SICKENED. SCOTT HORSFALL - CALIFORNIA LEAFY GREENS MARKETING AGREEMENT CEO CLIP IN AUDIO TRACKS "1125 LETTUCE INTERVIEW" 00:04:55 THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF FOOD BORNE HAPPENS NOT AT THE FARM BUT AT THE FACILITIES, AND RESTAURANTS...THERE IS JUST A NEED ALL THE WA THROUGH OUT THE SYSTEM FOR EVEYONE TO HAVE GOOD SAFETY PRACTICES TAYLOR FARMS IN SALINAS MADE CHANGES TO THEIR WATER STANDARDS..... ANNOUNCING BACK IN MAY THEY WILL REQUIRE THE TREATMENT OF OPEN SOURCE WATER PRIOR TO USE I OVERHEAD IRRIGATION OF LEAFY GREEN PRODUCTS. THEY ALSO USE A SPECIAL WASH---A MIX WATER AND CHLORINE TO CLEA THEIR CUT PRODUCE OF ANY DANGEROUS PATHOGENS. THE SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY READI SANITATION LEVELS... AND AUTOMATICALL SHUTS OFF WHEN THOSE LEVELS GET TOO LOW. THE COMPANY SAYS THEY ALSO TEST THEIR PRODUCTS FOR SEVERAL PATHOGENS INCLUDING E-COLI DREW MCDONALD-TAYLOR FARMS CLIP#2992755 03:40:49 BUT TESTING ALONE ISNT THE ANSWER ....WE GENERATE A HUGE INFORMATION AND THEN LEARN FROM THAT BUTT TOO 03:41:04 AND THAT'S REALLY TO ME THE ANSWER...MOST IMPORTANT IS WE ARE CHANGING OUR PROCESS AS WE LEARN MORE INFORMATION," CLEAN OR NOT... THE FDA IS SHUTTING DOWN SALINAS ROMAINE SALES NATIONWIDE RIGHT NOW... ADDING TO THE FRUSTRATION. DREW MCDONALD-TAYLOR FARMS CLIP#2992755 3:44:02 ONE THE ILLNESS HAVE ALREADY PASSED SO SHUTTING DOWN AN STOPPING PEOPLE FROM EATING ROMAINE DURING THAMKSGIVING, A PRODUCT WE NEED TO EAT MORE OF ANYWAYS. WE ARE'NT ACTUALLY STOPPING ILLNESSES... ALL THE EVIDENCE IN PREVIOUS EVENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT BUTT 03:44:24 THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE INVESTIGAITION." THE CDC OR FDA HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A SPECIFIC FARM OR FARMS WHERE TH CONTAMINATION STARTED. IT COULD BE WEEKS OR MONTHS BEFORE THAT IS LEARNED. DAN...ERIN..? # SOME SYMPTOMS INCLUDE...SEVERE STOMACH CRAMPING, VOMITTING AND DIARRHEA. DOCTORS SAY THIS PARTICULAR STRAIN OF E-COLI IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT PRODUCES TOXINS THAT CAN LEAD TO KIDNEY COMPLICATIONS AND INFECTIONS. ###