CDC/CalFERT Spinach Timeline By vinatikaul Aug 14, 2006 Contaminated Spinach harvested at Paicines Aug 15, 2006 P227A-coded spinach production Period: Aug 15, 2006 to Aug 16, 2006 P227A shipped from NSF to Marina/Springfield Aug 19, 2006 First date of illness onset By person who recently consumed fresh spinach Period: Aug 19, 2006 to Aug 23, 2006 First patient becomes ill Upper bound Period: Aug 22, 2006 to Aug 28, 2006 Patient stool collected Upper bound Period: Aug 24, 2006 to Aug 31, 2006 E. coli O157 identified Period: Aug 24, 2006 to Aug 28, 2006 Post-Spike Patient gets sick Period: Aug 25, 2006 to Sep 5, 2006 First patient confirm PFGE match to strain Period: Aug 29, 2006 to Sep 3, 2006 Post-Spike Patient stool collected Period: Sep 4, 2006 to Sep 7, 2006 Post-Spike E. Coli identified Period: Sep 7, 2006 to Sep 18, 2006 Post-spike PFGE confirmation Sep 12, 2006 PFGE matches confirmed across states Sep 13, 2006 Bagged spinach confirmed to be cause of outbreak Sep 14, 2006 FDA Press Release about E. coli in Spinach Sep 15, 2006 NSF Recall Sep 15, 2006 NSF South Facility Final Production Day