CDC Tells Consumers To Throw Away All Romaine Lettuce Due to New E. Coli Outbreak
You may want to think twice before you take a bite of that salad made with romaine lettuce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a sweeping warning to consumers about a new E. coli outbreak that’s linked to romaine lettuce. According to an advisory posted on their website, no one should be eating romaine lettuce under any circumstances, and if you have some in your fridge, you need to throw it out right now. This also applies to anyone who has eaten romaine lettuce recently and has not gotten sick.
“This advice includes all types or uses of romaine lettuce, such as whole heads of romaine, hearts of romaine, and bags and boxes of precut lettuce and salad mixes that contain romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad.” the advisory reads. “If you do not know if the lettuce is romaine or whether a salad mix contains romaine, do not eat it and throw it away.”
