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Romaine Lettuce Recall Over E. coli Fears

Last week we were warned about the possibility of E. coli with bagged romaine lettuce but now the recall has been extended the warning nation-wide. This recall includes chopped romaine lettuce (what you’d find for salads, etc.) and also heads and hearts of romaine lettuce. Check your refrigerators and maybe don’t order that salad just to be sure. U.S. health officials are telling consumers to through away any store-bought romaine lettuce and restaurants are being warned not to serve it at all.

The E. coli outbreak has caused 53 people in 16 states to become sick. At least 31 of those people had to stay at a hospital including five people who had kidney failure. Thankfully no deaths have been reported.

Officials are looking into the possibility that the effected lettuce may have come from the city of Yuma, Arizona. This region of the states is known as our country’s “winter vegetable capital.”

So you know, symptoms of E. coli infection include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting.

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