Source: Dan Vergano, USA TODAY, 6/8/11

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he is "reasonably confident" that U.S. consumers won't face the same sort of E. coli outbreak now plaguing Germany.

But the European episode "reinforces that we need to remain vigilant here about food safety," Vilsack said Monday, speaking with the USA TODAY editorial board.

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