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Article: Fresh spinach is also pulled from stores
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- The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
- Article date:
- September 18, 2006
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- Local supermarket chains and smaller stores have pulled fresh
spinach from their salad bars and deli counters after reports that it
was not only bagged spinach that posed a risk to E. coli bacteria
but fresh spinach, too.
Whole Foods in Hingham and Hannaford Supermarket chains are two of
the larger chain stores that removed the products almost immediately
after the Food and Drug Administration first warned consumers to
refrain from eating bagged and fresh spinach.
The only spinach being sold at Hannaford's is frozen and canned
spinach, said Rebecca Howes, a company spokeswoman.
At smaller retail operations, such as the Fruit Basket in Quincy,
manager and owner Bill Mignosa said all ...