Food chain is vulnerable to outbreaks
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061009/ap_on_he_me/spinach_food_supply"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20061007/i/r3073606334.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=YZ3_eDSzbeWH28RLSlN7OQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Bundled spinach sits in a cooler at a wholesale farmer's market in Washington September 15, 2006. Three people have now been confirmed killed in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 food poisoning in spinach that originated in California, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst" border="0" /></a>AP - The recent outbreak of E. coli in spinach from California exposed a weakness in the nation's food chain: A system that quickly delivers meat, fruits and vegetables to consumers just as easily can spread potentially deadly bacteria.</p><br clear="all"/>