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U.S. NEWS Saturday 23 November 2019

The CDC's Gieraltowski said that suggests there's a persisting
contamination source in the environment.
This Nov. 20, 2018 file photo shows Romaine Lettuce in Simi
Valley, Calif.
Associated Press
U.S. officials: Don’t

eat romaine grown Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County

in Salinas, California Courthouse after attending a resentencing hearing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction
Friday, Nov. 22, 2019.
Associated Press

By CANDICE CHOI duce industry agreed to Jerry Sandusky resentenced to
AP Food & Health Writer voluntarily label the let-
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. tuce with harvest regions. 30 to 60 years, same as before
health officials on Friday Health officials said that
told people to avoid ro- would make it easier to By MARK SCOLFORO day about a recent phone Sandusky attorney Al Lind-
maine lettuce grown in trace romaine and is- Associated Press call with an unnamed wom- say noted he had recently
Salinas, California, be- sue more specific public BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A an who formerly worked for received several letters
cause of another food health warnings when judge dashed the hopes of The Second Mile, a charity that attested to Sandusky's
poisoning outbreak. outbreaks happen. former Penn State assistant he founded for at-risk youth character and to good
The notice comes almost Officials never identified football coach Jerry San- that he used to find and deeds he has performed.
exactly one year after a exactly how romaine dusky for a shorter prison groom child victims. Buck argued that jurors
similar outbreak led to a might have become term Friday, resentencing Sandusky said the woman believed the eight young
blanket warning about contaminated in past him to the same 30 to 60 ended the phone call by men who testified against
romaine. Officials urged outbreaks. But another years imposed against him telling him she loves him. Sandusky, victims she said
Americans not to eat the outbreak in spring 2018 in 2012 for sexually abusing "No matter what, nobody were sexually assaulted "by
leafy green if the label that sickened more than children. or nothing will ever be someone that they loved,
doesn’t say where it was 200 people and killed five Judge Maureen Skerda able to take away what's someone that they trusted,
grown. They also urged was traced to tainted ir- gave Sandusky what pros- in my heart. And that was someone that betrayed
supermarkets and restau- rigation water near a ecutors and his own attor- just one. There are many, them." Attorney General
rants not to serve or sell cattle lot. (E. coli is found ney described as effective- many, many more," he Josh Shapiro said in a writ-
the lettuce, unless they’re in the feces of animal like ly a life term during a hear- said, people he "had ev- ten statement that "justice
sure it was grown else- cows.) ing ordered this year by an ery opportunity to betray was again achieved for his
where. It’s not clear exactly why appeals court. and didn't." He ended with victims."
The warning applies to all romaine keeps popping Sandusky's 2011 arrest a message to people who A state appeals court this
types of romaine from the up in outbreaks, but food prompted the firing of Hall support him. About a doz- year turned down most
Salinas region, include safety experts note the of Fame head coach Joe en were in the courtroom, of Sandusky's arguments
whole heads, hearts and popularity of romaine Paterno and the university including his wife, Dottie. seeking a new trial but
pre-cut salad mixes. lettuce and the difficul- has paid more than $100 "To those supporters out said laws mandating sen-
“We’re concerned this ro- ty of eliminating risk for million to people who said there, I just want to say I tence minimums in place
maine could be in other produce grown in open they had been abused by love you," he said, sobbing at the time of his October
products,” said Laura Gi- fields and eaten raw. Sandusky. as he sat down. 2012 sentencing had since
eraltowski, lead investiga- Industry groups noted He was convicted of 45 Prosecutor Jennifer Buck, of changed.
tor of the outbreak at the that they tightened safe- counts of child sexual the state attorney general's Victims said at trial that
U.S. Centers for Disease ty measures following last abuse in 2012. office, described problems Sandusky subjected them
Control and Prevention. year’s outbreaks, includ- Sandusky, 75, in a mus- Sandusky has had in state to a range of abuse, from
Officials said their inves- ing expanding buffer tard yellow prison jumpsuit, prison, including disputes grooming to violent at-
tigation led to farms in zones between growing again asserted his inno- about returning his meal tacks. A victim advocate
Salinas and that they are fields and livestock. cence Friday and choked tray, resistance to being read several letters to the
looking for the source of The CDC says 40 people up twice during brief re- moved from his cell and judge Friday from the men
E. coli tied to the illnesses. have been reported sick marks in open court before complaints about phone who testified at trial or their
Salinas is a major growing so far in 16 states. The the sentence was handed calls. relatives.
region for romaine from most recent reported ill- down. "It's failure to take responsi- The letters described the
around April to this time ness started on Nov. 10. "I apologize that I'm unable bility, claiming that he is the effect of their abuse as
of year, when growing The agency says it’s the to admit remorse for this victim, which is a theme boys and in the years since,
shifts south to Yuma, Ari- same E. coli strain tied to because it's something that throughout this case, and including anxiety, difficulty
zona. After last year’s pre- previous outbreaks, in- I didn't do," Sandusky told that it's his rights that are with family and social rela-
Thanksgiving outbreak cluding the one from last Skerda. being violated," Buck told tionships and anger about
tied to romaine, the pro- Thanksgiving.q
Sandusky told the judge Fri- the judge. what occurred.q