Questions remain unanswered as FDA investigates Salinas lettuce E. coli outbreak

A lot of questions remain unanswered Wednesday night about how the romaine lettuce in Salinas got infected with E. coli and what changes need to be made moving forward.

The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California said their highest priority is that public health is protected after the E. coli outbreak.

But right now, Salinas lettuce is out of stores and homes.

So people here hope to find out more information from the FDA on how field conditions, worker health and hygiene and other factors play a role in food safety with romaine lettuce.

"Our farmers, our members are really focused on finding solutions. they want to understand why this has happened and what can be done to update practices to make sure this doesn't continue to happen," said Abby Taylor-Silva with the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California.

"There is usually no fever, so it can be subtle and people  don't recognize it as an infectious cause right away," said Dr. William Schaffner.    

Dr. Schaffner believes we will start seeing even more cases becuase people may not realize their symptoms or the suspected romaine lettuce may still be in their fridge.