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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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    US Officials: It's OK To Eat Some Romaine, Look For Labels

    Nov 27, 2018
    NEW YORK (AP) — It's OK to eat some romaine lettuce again, U.S. health officials said. Just check the label.
     
    The Food and Drug Administration narrowed its blanket warning from last week, when it said people shouldn't eat any romaine because of an E.
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    Investigators who are trying to track down the source of <em>E. coli</em> in romaine lettuce have seen this before. They're tracking the exact strain of bacteria that caused a small outbreak a year ago.
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    Investigators Tracking Latest Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Are Feeling Some Deja Vu

    Nov 21, 2018
    Investigators who are trying to track down the source of E. coli in romaine lettuce have seen this movie before. They're tracking the exact strain of bacteria that caused a small outbreak a year ago.
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    Romaine lettuce is displayed on a shelf at a supermarket in California in April, during an <em>E. coli</em> outbreak traced to contaminated lettuce. The CDC says a new outbreak has made lettuce dangerous to eat, just in time for America's most foodcentri
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    Beware The Thanksgiving Salad: CDC Says No Romaine Lettuce Is Safe

    Nov 20, 2018
    A new outbreak of E. coli has hit dozens of people in 11 states. No deaths have been reported, but the CDC says consumers should not eat any romaine lettuce until more is learned about the outbreak.
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    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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    Rinsing your produce is a good idea, but it won't give you 100 percent protection from bacteria that cause foodborne illness unless you cook it thoroughly. Because we eat lettuce raw, a lot of people got sick in a recent outbreak.
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    To Rinse Or Not To Rinse: How Washing Some Foods Can Help You Avoid Illness

    Jun 13, 2018
    Rinsing foods doesn't always prevent foodborne illness and can sometimes make the risks worse. Here's what the science says about which foods you should run water over and why.
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    A man shops for vegetables near romaine lettuce for sale at a supermarket in California, where the first death from the <em>E. coli</em> outbreak was reported.
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    Dozens Of Victims Are Still Coping With The E. Coli Outbreak In Romaine Lettuce

    May 08, 2018
    "Most of them would really like to have their health back, but that's not going to happen," says the food safety lawyer representing 58 victims who fell ill after eating tainted greens from Arizona.
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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a recent E.coli outbreak is linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz. At least 53 people have reported illnesses, 31 have been hospitalized.
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    E.Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce Spreads To 16 States

    Apr 19, 2018

    A report by the CDC said the bacteria has infected at least 53 people, including 31 who have been hospitalized. The agency's advice: Throw out pre-cut romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz.

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