Hong Kong Lifts Ban on Romaine Imports From California

February 5, 2020 |Other U.S.

Hong Kong lifted its ban on imports of romaine lettuce from Salinas, California, effective Jan. 24, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report released Feb. 3. Hong Kong agreed to lift the ban once the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention affirmed that there was no longer a risk of E. coli from an outbreak in 2019. Hong Kong initially announced the ban in November (see 1911290001).