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underpants

(182,826 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2018, 05:54 PM Apr 2018

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CDC -DO NOT EAT ANY ROMAINE LETTUCE!!!

E. coli outbreak warning expands to all romaine lettuce

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/04/20/latest-e-coli-outbreak-warning-expands-to-all-romaine-lettuce/

Public health officials are now telling consumers to avoid all types of romaine lettuce from southwest Arizona because of an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable that has spread to at least 16 states and sickened at least 60 people, including eight inmates at an Alaska prison.

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CDC -DO *NOT* EAT ANY ROMAINE LETTUCE!!! (Original Post) underpants Apr 2018 OP

Damn. I love Romaine lettuce. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #1

SiezeOur Salads - WTF? This is the fault of republican conman Dirty Donny* Achilleaze Apr 2018 #2

misleading title. applies only to lettuce from southwest arizona. nt msongs Apr 2018 #3

At this time of year SoCalNative Apr 2018 #5

Saw another headline that said - make sure it's not from Yuma Arizona underpants Apr 2018 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author NightWatcher Apr 2018 #4

I just bought a head of romaine lettuce Cirque du So-What Apr 2018 #7

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

1. Damn. I love Romaine lettuce.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 05:58 PM

Apr 2018

Oh well, there are plenty of other greens to eat until this passes.

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

2. SiezeOur Salads - WTF? This is the fault of republican conman Dirty Donny*

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 05:59 PM

Apr 2018

Such filth.
He's supposed to be president.
The buck stops at his casino table. He's responsible for this crap.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Cief

msongs

(67,413 posts)

3. misleading title. applies only to lettuce from southwest arizona. nt

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 06:01 PM

Apr 2018

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

5. At this time of year

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 06:15 PM

Apr 2018

the majority of romaine lettuce does come from southwest Arizona

underpants

(182,826 posts)

6. Saw another headline that said - make sure it's not from Yuma Arizona

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 06:24 PM

Apr 2018

I don't know how you'd do that if you were eating out.

Response to underpants (Original post)

NightWatcher This message was self-deleted by its author.

Cirque du So-What

(25,941 posts)

7. I just bought a head of romaine lettuce

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2018, 06:40 PM

Apr 2018

I had heard the warning about bagged romaine and opted for a whole head. Now I'll have to contact the store and find out the source.

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