Frustrated and promising more action

Coverage of FDA's report of the investigation of the E. coli outbreak linked to Salinas Valley wasn't very satisfying, consumer press reports agree. Here is a summary of coverage from The Salinas Californian.

Story: Unsolved puzzle frustrates leaders
Reporter: Jake Henshaw, The Salinas Californian
Lede:
Friday's release of a long-awaited report on last year's deadly E. coli outbreak linked to Central Coast fresh spinach left several agricultural and elected officials frustrated and promising more action.
First quote:
Having a conclusive result would have been nice," said Joe Pezzini, who chairs a government-supervised industry board trying to establish safer growing practices for leafy green produce.
Notables quoted:Dole Fresh Vegetables president Eric Schwartz ; John Baillie, president of Baillie Family Farms/Tri-Counties Packing in Salinas; State Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, ; Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter; Tim Chelling, spokesman for Western Growers Association; Bob Scowcroft, executive director of the Organic Farming Research Foundation in Santa Cruz,;
Gist: Besides regulation of growing practices and more research, lawmakers want a "kill step" that would remove the risk of pathogens on produce.