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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to the Central Coastal region of California. If you're sure your lettuce was grown elsewhere, you can eat it.
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    Some Romaine Is OK To Eat, But Beware California, CDC Says

    Nov 27, 2018
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to the Central Coastal region of California. If you're sure your lettuce was grown elsewhere, you can eat it.
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    The Salt
    Scientists from the FDA and the University of Arizona test water from an irrigation ditch near Yuma, Ariz., in early August. The FDA found toxic <em>E. coli</em> in another irrigation canal less than a mile from this one.
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    What Sparked An E. Coli Outbreak In Lettuce? Scientists Trace A Surprising Source

    Aug 29, 2018
    Vegetable farmers in Yuma, Ariz., are asking whether they can co-exist in the same valley with a large cattle feedlot. Those cattle are blamed for contaminating Romaine with toxic E. coli bacteria.
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    Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Traced To Lettuce From Arizona

    Apr 20, 2018
    YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control says a multistate E.
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    Snow covers a field of broccoli in Spain earlier this winter. The unexpected cold snap led to a vegetable shortage in the U.K. earlier this month.
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    In U.K., A Veggie Shortage Inspires Funny Headlines And Serious Thoughts

    Feb 28, 2017
    Bad weather in southern Europe caused a brief shortage of veggies in the U.K. Prices went up and people panicked. Now they are thinking harder about where their food comes from.
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    A Caesar salad kit. Americans buy twice as many packages of bagged salad greens as heads of lettuce these days. Is the bagged stuff just as good? If it gets you to eat more leafy greens, yes.
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    As Bagged Salad Kits Boom, Americans Eat More Greens

    Jul 12, 2016
    Americans buy twice as many packages of bagged salad greens as heads of lettuce these days. Is the bagged stuff just as good? If it gets you to eat more leafy greens, yes.
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