1.   The study found that U.S. packing operations were roughly twice as efficient as overseas competitors.

2.   Besides closing its packing operation, it has cut trees and sold off land to cut expenses.

3.   Joe Lay, president of Lay Packing, said the company has assembled a team to monitor its packing operations, where the contamination likely occurred.

4.   Supermarkets and restaurants spooked by food poisonings linked to fruits and vegetables are making suppliers hire inspectors to check farms and packing operations.