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> http://www.enviroblog.org/2006/09/sp...victims_of.htm
>
> Spinach growers are victims of E. coli, not culprits
>
> While sensationalists and those fond of chemical-intensive farming were
> ready to hang the organic industry at the first mention of an E coli
> outbreak, NYT farm and food columnist Nina Planck says the culprit is
> not spinach growers at all, but rather industrial beef and dairy
> farmers.

It's not a black & white issue, apparently.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...n003240D08.DTL