Throw Away All Your Lettuce Now
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising everyone to throw out all their romaine lettuce due to a new outbreak of E. coli .
The tip applies to all types and uses of romaine lettuce, including whole romaine heads, romaine hearts, and packets and boxes of pre-sliced lettuce and salad mixes containing romaine, including baby romaine, spring mix, and Caesar salad. So that’s it.
According to the CDC, you should throw away any romaine you have on hand, even if you’ve already eaten a little of it and aren’t sick.
Restaurants and retailers are advised not to sell or serve any salad, and the agency recommends throwing away any salad you have unless you are sure it is romaine or contains romaine lettuce.
Thirty-two people have reported E. coli infection from romaine lettuce in 11 states in the United States. The disease began between 8 and 31 October. Thirteen of the 32 people were hospitalized and one person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney. rejection of infection. It is reported that 18 people have contracted the same strain of bacteria in Canada.
The CDC has not yet identified the source of the outbreak, so a throw it all out approach is being taken.
Symptoms of E. coli infection usually include stomach cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. Some infections caused by this condition are fairly mild, while others can be life-threatening.
If you have romaine lettuce at home, the CDC recommends that you thoroughly clean the area where the lettuce was stored. You can read the agency’s instructions for cleaning the refrigerator after a product recall here .
As for the Thanksgiving salad, we recommend trying the Brussels sprouts this year .