A few days ago, you might have heard the news of E. Coli outbreak that rocked the restaurants of Taco Bell, which were forced to throw the food items that were contaminated, and was also asked to close some of their outlet–the government officials have now found a reason for this outbreak. Prepackaged lettuce from California has been linked to this outbreak, which clearly is another blow to the leafy industry of California that is major in the country. 

Taco Bell’s lettuce that was noticed contaminated, was traced via packaging to the farms in the Central Valley; however, there is no specific source that FDA has pointed out. The main problem, as the officials see it, is the proximity of ranching and farming operations in parts of California, where cattle and other animals harbor the bacteria in their feces. This is where most of the outbreaks find their origin and spread to the produce of the farms. 

Well, these findings certainly point a finger, whereby the officials and the people who are engaged in the green leaf industry of California need to answer certain questions–they will certainly need to take these findings seriously and find out a solution that could stop future outbreaks of such kinds–it is sure that these outbreaks should not be allowed to repeat themselves if they come from the same sources. Ranching and farming should be made isolated from the farming section of the produce, and more stringent conditions can also be imposed by FDA, so that the produce that is packaged is checked against the standards of their guidelines. Again, the industry in California should take it as a call to take appropriate measure to avoid such outbreaks in the future–it is obvious to say that their market would be severely suffering if it continued to happen that way.