FDA: No spinach farm 'off the hook' yet
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_he_me/tainted_spinach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061011/capt.1913f7393fe24ee2828586a8ffdb4b38.tainted_spinach_sc903.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=L47GAPocPYxTTbdEqdzvZg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Dr. Kevin Reilly, left, deputy director of the California Department of Health Services, responds to a question about the recent E. coli outbreak, from state Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, not seen, chair of the Government Organization Committee, during a hearing at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. At right is Dr. Jeff Farrar, chief of the DHS Food and Drug Branch. Citing the use of tainted water for irrigation, among other things, Florez said state and federal food and health agencies had ample warning but didn't do enough to prevent the E. coli outbreaks like the ones that killed three, sickened hundreds, and shut down California's spinach and lettuce production in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /></a>AP - Local spinach farmers and processors expressed relief upon learning that the search for the source of a deadly E. coli outbreak has been linked to a nearby cattle ranch, but health officials cautioned that their investigation was far from over.</p><br clear="all"/>