"freshway foods" news and stories

A recall has been issued for romaine lettuce being sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia after an E. coli outbreak has sickened 19 people -- three of them critically so. According to the Associated Press, the Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that 12 people had been hospitalized, and the CDC is investigating 10 more cases that may be part of the outbreak as well.

Freshway Foods, a company that describes itself as one of the leading regional fresh-cut distributors in the country, sells the romaine under Freshway and Imperial Sysco brand names, and has recalled the produce after the question of a possible link to the E. coli outbreak was raised.