PR for spinach safety fails; none found
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061004/ap_on_go_co/tainted_spinach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061003/capt.650a5f017c4e4750af56d80b81538123.e_coli_collection_px107.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=z9mc94BlDWI9oSbFzXl_xg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="An E. coli screening test for 'O' antigens is seen in the Gastroenteric Disease Center at Pennsylvania State University's Wiley Lab in State College, Pa., Friday, Sept. 29, 2006. The roughly 70,000 specimens of E. coli, housed in glass vials stored safely in freezers and steel cabinets in the back of the research center, are part of what Penn State University calls one of the largest such collections in the country. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>AP - A congressman who tried to stage a public spinach-eating news conference to demonstrate that the leafy greens are safe following a nationwide E. coli outbreak scrapped his plan after he could not find any in local grocery stores.</p><br clear="all"/>