Make Sure Your Romaine Lettuce Hasn’t Been Recalled
Remember all those romaine lettuce memories from last year ? It happens again. The Centers for Disease Control advises consumers to no longer eat romaine lettuce , especially lettuce grown in Salinas, California.
If you have romaine lettuce in your refrigerator, the CDC recommends throwing it away if it says it was produced in Salinas, or if the label doesn’t say where the salad was packaged. A warning has also been sent to retailers to stop selling salad and restaurants to stop serving it.
The USDA has also withdrawn the availability of a number of certain romaine-containing foods .
At least 40 people in 16 states reportedly fell ill due to a strain of E. coli found in the salad, 28 of them were hospitalized.
E. coli symptoms include seizures, diarrhea, and vomiting.
The review includes all forms of romaine lettuce, including whole heads, chopped romaine, and ready-made salads and salad mixes that include romaine.
Bottom line: If you have romaine lettuce in the fridge and can’t tell where it came from, throw it away. You can also skip ordering romaine while you’re on the go, in case the restaurant you’re in hasn’t heard of the recall or accidentally offers you a contaminated salad.