Romaine lettuce from Arizona has an E. coli problem, but the good news is the harvest there is over
If you’re freaking out about the recent E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce, don’t. Growing season is over in the area of Yuma, Arizona where the infected produce was coming from, so the romaine lettuce at your grocery store or restaurant should be coming from other places and be just fine. Still, if you can’t confirm where the romaine lettuce is coming from, don’t eat it, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
So far, 121 people have been infected with E. coli in 25 states, the CDC announced today. Though most strains of E. coli are harmless, some — like the E. coli O157:H7 that caused the outbreak — can produce toxins and make people sick. If you eat a salad with infected leaves, you can get cramps, bloody…
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