CDC warn consumers not to eat romaine lettuce

(21 Nov 2018) Health officials in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday told people to avoid eating romaine lettuce because of a new E. coli outbreak.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was working with officials in Canada on the outbreak, which has sickened 32 people in 11 states in the U.S. and 18 people in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
"FDA is trying to determine the source of the romaine lettuce. But right now there has been no common grower, supplier or brand of romaine lettuce," said Dr. Laura Gieraltowski of the Center for Disease Control's Foodborne Outbreak Response Team.
"So we want people to not eat or buy any romaine lettuce and that includes whole head romaine, hearts of romaine, Romaine that could be in a salad mix, while our investigation continues. Also if you don't know if your lettuce is romaine lettuce, then just don't eat it."
The strain identified is different than the one linked to romaine earlier this year , but it appears similar to one linked to leafy greens last year.
No deaths have been reported, but 13 of the people who became sick in the U.S. were hospitalized.
The last reported illness was on Oct. 31.
Washing lettuce won't ensure that contaminated lettuce is safe, Sorscher said.
Most E. coli bacteria are benign but some can cause illness, with symptoms including severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting.
Most people recover within a week, but some illnesses can last longer and be more severe.

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