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Lettuce Rejoice: Federal Officials Clear NJ Romaine Of E. coli Lettuce Rejoice: Federal Officials Clear NJ Romaine Of E. coli
Lettuce Rejoice: Federal Officials Clear NJ Romaine Of E. coli It's okay -- you can eat the romaine, federal health officials said following a natonwide E. coli outbreak. Since March, at least eight people in New Jersey were among the 172 people in the U.S. that were sickened by an E. coli outbreak likely stemming from Yuma romaine lettuce. Instead, the lettuce being sold to restaurants and grocery stores is now coming from California, officials said. An investigation into the outbreak remains ongoing. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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FDA IDs Source Of Tainted Romaine That Caused E. Coli Scare FDA IDs Source Of Tainted Romaine That Caused E. Coli Scare
FDA IDs Source Of Tainted Romaine That Caused E. Coli Scare Federal investigators have linked an E. coli outbreak contaminating romaine lettuce that has sickened nearly 100 people over 22 states - including in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - to an Arizona farm. For weeks, consumers have been warned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have advised residents to avoid romaine lettuce when shopping, as 98 people fell ill following an E. coli outbreak that was first reported in March. The FDA announced that Harrison Farms in Yuma has been identified as the potential source of the outbreak. “The CDC and FDA are continuing to advise c…

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by Zak Failla
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E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce
E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce Click here for an updated story: Jump In Sick Count, Hospitalizations From Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Check your refrigerators. Contaminated chopped romaine lettuce is likely to blame for an E. Coli outbreak that has hospitalized 22 people and infected 35 people in 11 states, including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the CDC. 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 it was eaten and no…

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by Joe Lombardi