E. coli and fresh cut COOL objections

Some headlines about the E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce and some coverage from Seattle decrying COOL law as it relates to fresh cut.

Four new Michigan E. coli cases identified Detnews.com:

The Michigan Department of Community Health reported today that is has 34 confirmed cases and they include nine students at Michigan State and five cases at the Lenawee County Jail. Five cases each were reported in Wayne and Macomb, Washtenaw has four cases, Kent has three and Oakland and Genesee counties have one each.

Secret ingredients From Seattle PI:

For example, when a single commodity that requires labeling under the law is combined with at least one other covered commodity it is then considered a processed food item and is exempt from country of origin labeling requirements. Let's look at two popular products: Fruit salads with different melons and green salads mixes with iceberg lettuce, Boston and romaine lettuce. They get a pass. No COOL needed. So much for the ability to track the source of E. Coli-tainted lettuce.


Smells OK but what about the bacteria? From Philly.com