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New Update On Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Issued By CDC New Update On Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Issued By CDC
New Update On Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Issued By CDC Consumers are being reminded to avoid romaine lettuce in the produce aisle as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues collecting information about an E. coli outbreak that could make people sick. Dozens have been sickened in recent weeks, including patients in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the CDC, which reported that the contamination outbreak stems from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. The CDC has suggested that consumers should not sell any romaine lettuce that was grown in that area, including whole heads and hearts of romaine, chopped romaine and …

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by Zak Failla
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Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak The number people sickened as well as those hospitalized as a result of an E. Coli outbreak linked to contaminated chopped romaine lettuce has grown, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The outbreak that has now sickened 53 people in 16 states, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the CDC. A total of 31 have been hospitalized. Consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce at home, including salads and salad mixes containing chopped romaine lettuce, should not eat it and should throw it away, even if some of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Ready-To-Eat Salads Recalled Due To E. Coli Scare Ready-To-Eat Salads Recalled Due To E. Coli Scare
Ready-To-Eat Salads Recalled Due To E. Coli Scare A manufacturer is voluntarily recalling approximately 8,757 pounds of ready-to-eat salad products that may be contaminated with E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The ready-to-eat salad products were produced from April 9, 2018 to April 12, 2018 by Fresh Foods Manufacturing Co. of Freedom, Pa., and have a shelf life of four days. The following products are subject to recall:  11.5 oz., clear plastic containers of ready-to-eat “CAESAR SALAD WITH CHICKEN.” The product label is marked “Great to Go” by Market District and has a sell …

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Romaine Lettuce Scare Is Over, Centers For Disease Control Says Romaine Lettuce Scare Is Over, Centers For Disease Control Says
Romaine Lettuce Scare Is Over, Centers For Disease Control Says The E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce in the Hudson Valley appears to be over, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Over the past few months, several people in the United States and Canada have fallen ill from a strain of E. coli bacteria that is believed to have originated from romaine lettuce that has been recently sold. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infections occurred in 15 states - including New York - and in total, 24 infections were reported stateside between Nov. 15 and Dec. 28. Nine were hospitalized and there was one fatal c…

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Consumer Reports: Avoid Romaine Lettuce After E. Coli Cases In Connecticut Consumer Reports: Avoid Romaine Lettuce After E. Coli Cases In Connecticut
Consumer Reports: Avoid Romaine Lettuce After E. Coli Cases In Connecticut Food safety experts at Consumer Reports are advising people in the U.S. and Canada to stop eating romaine lettuce after an outbreak of E. coli, including at least two cases in Connecticut. In the past seven weeks, at least 58 people in the U.S. and Canada have become ill from E. coli believed to be linked to romaine lettuce.  One person in each country has died.  In the U.S., the infections have been confirmed in 13 states — California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, and Washington. At least two Connectic…

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