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After it was first reported in March, the recent E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce appears to be drawing to a close. But that’s only after it sickened 172 people in 32 states and resulted in one death in California . Why did it take so long to get under control? One reason is that produce can be difficult to trace from farm to fork, through the sometimes dozens of suppliers, distributors and wholesalers that make up the produce supply chain—but two recent initiatives are attempting to change that. Gerawan Farming is one of the nation’s largest suppliers of stone fruit. Its sprawling Sanger warehouse full of clunking sorting machines and clickity clacking conveyor belts produces millions of pounds each year of peaches, nectarines and plums. Vice President of Technical Operations George Nikolich claims the company can trace every nectarine packaged today from field to bin. And so can Gerawan’s customers, thanks to a special label slapped onto bins by a pneumatic arm. It’s “about a 2 by
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