Consumer Advice
Fruits, Vegetables, & Juices

Federal Government Web Sites

• E. coli and Spinach, Questions & Answers September 2006 (FDA)
• Consumers Advised of Risks Associated with Raw Sprouts July 1999 (FDA)
• FDA Advises Consumers About Fresh Produce Safety May 26, 2000
• Fruits, Vegetables, and Juices: Food Safety for You September 2001 (FDA)
• Lettuce Safety Initiative August 23, 2006 (FDA)
• Produce Safety: Safe Handling of Raw Produce and Fresh-Squeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices November 2005 (FDA)
• Untreated Juice May Pose Health Risk to Children November 2001 (FDA)
• What Consumers Need to Know about Juice Safety September 1998 (FDA)

State and Local Government Web Sites

• Apple Cider Safety (Cooperative Extension Service, Wisconsin)
• Recommendations to Consumers Regarding Washing Ready-To-Eat Lettuce/Leafy Green Salads (available in PDF) April 4, 2006 (Department of Health Services, California)
• Buying Organically Grown Food (Cooperative Extension Service, Minnesota)
• Guidelines for Using Manure on Vegetable Gardens (Cooperative Extension Service, Washington)
• Home Juice Makers: E. Coli Fact Sheet (Department of Public Health, Seattle & King County, Washington)
• Melons: Food Safety Fact Sheet (Department of Public Health, Seattle & King County, Washington)
• Pasteurized Juice (Department of Health, Seattle & King County, Washington)
• Picking safe mushrooms in the wild (Department of Health, Seattle & King County, Washington)

Additional links to federal, state and local government agencies.