Those sickened range in age from less than 1 to 89 years; 62% are female. The latest date one of these patients reported becoming ill was on Dec. 1.Since 2017, at least 583 consumers have been sickened with E. coli linked to leafy greens in the US and Canada, according to the
California alone produced about $1.8 billion in leafy greens in 2018 according to the 2018 State Agriculture Review; that was down from about $2.41 billion in 2017, likely due to the spring and fall 2018 E.coli outbreaks. Residents should check their fridges for romaine from Salinas or with no place of origin indicated on the label.Even if some of the lettuce was eaten and no one got sick, throw the rest away.
Consumers ordering salad containing romaine at a restaurant or at a salad bar should ask the staff whether the romaine came from Salinas. If it did, or they do not know, do not eat it.
Isn't it great that Trump cut down on those pesky people inspecting our food supply. Enjoy that extra flavor from the mice droppings and roach legs in your Christmas dinner courtesy of the GOP.
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That's why they should get their ecoli vaccines