Gotham Greens Products Are Not Impacted by Cyclospora Outbreak

At Gotham Greens, we believe you deserve to know how and where your food is grown. If you’ve seen the headlines about the recent Cyclospora outbreak in the United States, you may feel confused or concerned about eating fresh salad greens and herbs. We want to assure you that Gotham Greens packaged lettuce, basil, salad kits and fresh food products are safe to eat and not impacted by this outbreak.

Unlike field-grown produce, our lettuce and herbs are grown, harvested and packed daily in controlled-environment hydroponic greenhouses across the country (New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Illinois, Colorado, Texas and California, to be exact). Our greenhouses operate under the highest level of food safety and quality assurance programs to ensure the health and safety of our employees and our customers, and we remain industry leaders in food safety. At Gotham Greens, food safety is woven into every layer of our growing process, including:

• Indoor growing: Our produce is grown in protected greenhouses that help minimize exposure to external environmental factors often associated with open-field farming. Cyclosporiasis is caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which is spread by food or water contaminated with feces. Because of our indoor hydroponic growing methods, our lettuce and herbs never encounter soil, dirt, manure or any chemical washing agents.
• Carefully monitored water: We continuously monitor and test the water used to nourish our plants to help ensure it meets our rigorous quality standards through independent, third-party testing. Our hydroponic growing methods use municipal or purified private well water and sterile agricultural inputs.
• Traceability: We grow, harvest and pack our greens within our own greenhouse farms, reducing handling and helping preserve freshness from harvest to shelf. We never co-mingle our greens with other farms, and we can quickly trace a single package of lettuce back to the greenhouse where it was grown and packed.
• Rigorous food safety practices: We follow strict food safety protocols, routine environmental monitoring, and comprehensive quality checks.

We know you want safe, fresh and high-quality produce that tastes great, is grown responsibly and is always in season. Every day, our team is committed to growing fresh, pesticide-free and non-GMO greens you can feel confident bringing home.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions at info@gothamgreens.com.