Fresh spinach may be back in stores soon
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060923/ap_on_re_us/tainted_spinach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.06fd0d14159b4c868ed0a07271aef8ea.tainted_spinach_fx108.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=byEuTcJJXblOvrr7oSwD_Q--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="An unidentified produce employee restocks the shelf of bagged lettuce at a grocery store in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Amid a nationwide E. coli outbreak from bagged spinach, food safety experts say the advent of prewashed, packaged salad may encourage people to eat more leafy greens but could also create another avenue for illness-inducing bacteria. (AP Photo/Benjamin Sklar)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's safe to eat spinach grown outside California's Salinas Valley, federal health officials say, and the leafy greens could return to produce shelves in a few days.</p><br clear="all"/>