CDC expands E. coli warning to all romaine lettuce

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded its warning about an E. coli outbreak connected to romaine lettuce to cover all forms of romaine, including whole heads and hearts of romaine grown in the Yuma, Arizona, growing area. A previous warning was limited to chopped forms of romaine, including salads and salad mixes.

While the current cases are connected to the Yuma, Arizona, area, the CDC warns that package labels do not often identify growing regions. Therefore, consumers should throw out any romaine lettuce in their homes, even if partially eaten, and avoid eating romaine at restaurants unless the establishment can confirm that the lettuce is not from Yuma. No common grower, supplier, distributor or brand from the Yuma area has been identified.

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From 6 Days ago :

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/04/yuma-area-grew-romaine-lettuce-thats-likely-causing-e-coli-outbreak/

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Latest Update :

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/05/one-dead-in-e-coli-outbreak-source-of-romaine-still-a-mystery/

One dead in E. coli outbreak; source of romaine still a mystery
By Coral Beach | May 2, 2018

One person has died in the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. There are now 121 confirmed cases across 25 states. Investigators continue to look for the source of the implicated romaine, as well as how it became contaminated.

In the past week, public health officials confirmed 23 new cases and added three more states to the outbreak map. A week ago the case count stood at 98 people, making for a 23 percent increase in the number of infected people in seven days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Of those 102 victims for whom complete information is available, 52 have required hospitalization. California officials have reported one death in their state.