From phrases such as “Don’t touch that hamburger!’ to “Watch out for the spinach at the salad bar!” it has become clear that the epidemic of E. Coli has become much more prominent than any of us would like to admit. As of December 23, 2006, around 200 cases were reported in North America alone.
This new strain of E. Coli specifically with spinach has had a major impact on how people choose what they put in their salads, yes. But the other main impact has been on the farmers who produce the spinach. In California, a devastating $74 million is what farmers face to lose over this new strain of E. Coli.
As an example of just how much the spinach crop is worth for these farmers, about $3, 500 is lost with each acre of spinach lost. This sets a state such as California at a huge disadvantage agriculturally and economically due to the fact that about ¾ of all homegrown spinach is harvested in California.
If you would like to read more about the strains of E. Coli, read these articles:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2006/12/07/ap3237146.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16161801/
2 comments:
maybe you said this in some earlier blog, but how does e. coli just show up like this? It wasn't around in these levels say 20 years ago, was it?
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