Strawberries and summertime go together like sunshine and shade trees. But this month the folks at an Oregon strawberry farm are feeling the heat!
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| Photo: ANR News |
Fresh Strawberries grown on the Jaquith Strawberry Farm in Newberg, Oregon have been identified as being contaminated with the E. coli bacteria. The outbreak has been connected to at least ten people in the Washington, Clatsop, and Multnomah Counties who have fallen ill. One of those people died of kidney failure linked with the E.coli bacteria.
The farm’s strawberry season is over (late July) so the fruit is no longer on the market. But the crops sold prior to August 1 are a concern. Jaquith Farm sold their strawberries to individual buyers who, in turn, sold them at roadside stands and farmer’s markets. Washington State Health Department authorities are urging anyone who purchased the strawberries prior to August 1, 2011 to discard them immediately.
NOTE: Cooking kills E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, so any of the Jaquith Farm Strawberries that have been fresh frozen for use at a later time, or made into uncooked jam are also a concern.
Check the FDA Recall Notice for more details.
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