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Article: Firms Rush to Retrieve Salad Linked to Poisonings in San Diego County, Calif.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- October 9, 2003
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By Cheryl Clark, The San Diego Union-Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 9--The suppliers of salad mix linked to an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning yesterday voluntarily recalled their product from the Alpine and San Marcos school districts as well as Pat & Oscar's restaurants, county health officials said.
"Things are under control," said Dr. Wilma Wooten, deputy health officer for San Diego County. "We have moved very quickly to identify common sources and are taking necessary precautions to protect the general public."
County officials said that as of late yesterday, 20 people -- most of them children -- have become ill ...