The president of Nunes Company, a California-based grower and shipper of romaine, says the nationwide recall is devastating to farmers AND consumers.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who are ill, we don’t like to see this,” he says. “It impacts our industry but it really impacts the consumer and we do everything we possibly can on our end not to have this happen.”
Tom Nunes says the leafy greens industry stopped harvesting and shipping romaine immediately after the CDC issued the recall that has been linked to California.
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