Gov't, Industry Join in E. Coli Fight

January 1st, 2007 in Medicine & Health / Other
Gov't, Industry Join in E. Coli Fight (AP)

Lettuce crops are see in Salinas, Calif., in this Sept. 18, 2006, file photo. In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

(AP) -- In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season.

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