FDA fails to disclose deadly E-coli outbreak
A report uncovered by NBC News has found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not disclose a deadly E. coli outbreak.
The illness spanned across 15 states, including Pennsylvania.
The FDA closed its investigation in February without publicly detailing what happened or which companies were responsible for the contaminated romaine lettuce.
The internal report found the FDA did not name the companies because no contaminated lettuce was left by the time investigators uncovered where the pathogen was coming from.
Federal officials are not required by law to reveal detailed information about all known outbreaks or foodborne illnesses, but the agency recently shifted toward greater transparency after several large-scale outbreaks.
Dozens of people, including one person in Pennsylvania, were sick.
A 9-year-old boy in Indiana nearly died of kidney failure, and a 57-year-old man died.