Fwd: Don't Eat Romaine Lettuce, U.S. Says - Bloomberg

["DAVID FARBER" <dfarber () me com>]

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> From: the keyboard of geoff goodfellow <geoff () iconia com>
> Date: April 20, 2018 at 6:26:30 PM EDT
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> Subject: Don't Eat Romaine Lettuce, U.S. Says - Bloomberg
>
> Stay away from romaine lettuce.
>
> That’s the message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after more than 50 people were sickened by 
> eating E. coli-contaminated lettuce that came from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region.
>
> The CDC issued its latest warning about the popular type of lettuce after new cases were reported in Alaska, 
> expanding it to include whole heads, hearts, salad mixes and chopped romaine.
>
> Yuma County is responsible for 90 percent of all leafy vegetables grown in the U.S., from November to March, 
> according to the county’s Chamber of Commerce. During peak production months, the area’s nine salad plants each 
> process more than 2 million pounds of lettuce per day.
>
> The outbreak has sickened 53 people in 16 states, including 31 who were hospitalized, according to the agency. The 
> CDC said five victims have developed kidney failure, though no deaths have been reported...
>
> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-20/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-outbreak-prompts-warning-from-government
>
> -- 
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