Leaf vegetables

Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index released in Beijing on May 31st

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Food and drink, Plant morphology, Edible plants, Dried fruit, Herbs, Leaf vegetables, Medicinal plants, Goji, Lycium, Berry, Qaidam Basin, Wine in China

BEIJING, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index" was released jointly by China Economic Information Service (CEIS) of Xinhua News Agency and the government of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Beijing on May 31st.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index" was released jointly by China Economic Information Service (CEIS) of Xinhua News Agency and the government of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Beijing on May 31st.
  • The index covers Tsaidam's organic goji berry price index and Tsaidam's green goji berry price index, and the sample covers more than 90 percent of certified organic and green goji berries in Haixi.
  • The base period for Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index was set in August 2015, with the base points at 1,000.
  • Data show that in April, 2018, the organic goji berry price index was 921.06 points, down 7.89 percent from the base period and the green goji berry price index was 537.58 points, down 46.24 percent from the base period.

Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index released in Beijing on May 31st

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Food and drink, Plant morphology, Edible plants, Dried fruit, Herbs, Leaf vegetables, Medicinal plants, Goji, Lycium, Berry, Qaidam Basin, Wine in China

BEIJING, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index" was released jointly by China Economic Information Service (CEIS) of Xinhua News Agency and the government of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Beijing on May 31st.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index" was released jointly by China Economic Information Service (CEIS) of Xinhua News Agency and the government of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Beijing on May 31st.
  • The index covers Tsaidam's organic goji berry price index and Tsaidam's green goji berry price index, and the sample covers more than 90 percent of certified organic and green goji berries in Haixi.
  • The base period for Xinhua-Tsaidam goji berry price index was set in August 2015, with the base points at 1,000.
  • Data show that in April, 2018, the organic goji berry price index was 921.06 points, down 7.89 percent from the base period and the green goji berry price index was 537.58 points, down 46.24 percent from the base period.

Family Infected by E. coli Tainted Romaine Lettuce Sues Papa Murphy's Restaurant

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Food and drink, Leaf vegetables, Salads, Cichorieae, Crops, Lettuce, Caesar salad, Papa Murphy's, Food, Lettuce sandwich

The complaint filed last week in Solano County Superior Court, claims 27-year-old LaTyra Hunter, her 14-year-old sister and her 3-year-old daughter ate E. coli tainted lettuce from a Papa Murphy's restaurant.

Key Points: 
  • The complaint filed last week in Solano County Superior Court, claims 27-year-old LaTyra Hunter, her 14-year-old sister and her 3-year-old daughter ate E. coli tainted lettuce from a Papa Murphy's restaurant.
  • The lawsuit names Papa Murphy's and Shamrock Foods Company, which sold the lettuce to the restaurant.
  • The family shared a chicken Caesar salad on April 8, 2018 from the Papa Murphy's in American Canyon, CA.
  • Because lettuce that is contaminated with E. coli bacteria looks, smells, and tastes just like any other lettuce.

Public Health Notice - Outbreak of E. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce

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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Health, Leaf vegetables, Edible plants, Food and drink, Lettuce, Romaine lettuce, Food recalls, Romaine, Public health, Outbreak, Public Health Agency, North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach

The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate these illnesses.

Key Points: 
  • The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate these illnesses.
  • Based on the ongoing U.S. outbreak investigation, and the information provided by individuals who became sick, the likely source of the outbreak in Canada is romaine lettuce.
  • Given the evolving nature of this outbreak, the Public Health Agency of Canada is advising all Canadians to be aware of this ongoing investigation and the U.S. E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce.
  • If there is updated public health advice to provide or any new information related to the Canadian investigation, the Public Health Agency of Canada and its partners will notify Canadians by issuing an updated public health notice.

Arizona's leafy greens industry unites around recent romaine outbreak

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Saturday, April 21, 2018
Food and drink, Leaf vegetables, Cichorieae, Crops, Lettuce, Romaine, Yuma, Greens, Health, Agronomy

"We are concerned about the impact to the country and especially for those who have suffered from this outbreak," said Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee Administrator Teressa Lopez.

Key Points: 
  • "We are concerned about the impact to the country and especially for those who have suffered from this outbreak," said Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee Administrator Teressa Lopez.
  • Members of Arizona and California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements (LGMAs) represent 94.7 percent of U.S. lettuce production and more than 4 billion pounds of romaine consumed annually.
  • Nearly all of the shippers involved in leafy greens production in Arizona and California are members of both organizations.
  • In fact, it is because of the traceability, record-keeping and participation of leafy greens members that the agencies were able to pinpoint the outbreak to the Yuma region.