Hong Kong has suspended the sale and import of romaine lettuce – also known as cos – harvested in California after US food safety investigators found the vegetable grown in the state appeared to be the source of the recent E coli outbreak in North America.
In a statement on Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety said the import and sale of romaine lettuce harvested in California “has been suspended with immediate effect”.
The centre also urged the trade to...
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