People should avoid eating romaine lettuce because of a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to the leafy vegetable, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. No deaths have been reported so far, but at least 53 people have been infected across 16 states, according to the CDC. Friday’s announcement was prompted by an investigation at a correctional facility in Nome, Alaska, where eight inmates fell ill. All of the inmates who got sick had eaten romaine grown in the Yuma, Arizona, region. The CDC has not issued a recall on romaine, but it is warning consumers not to eat any lettuce if there’s any possibility it was grown near Yuma. “This includes whole heads and hearts of romaine, chopped romaine, and salads and salad mixes containing romaine lettuce.

Source: Huffington Post April 20, 2018 21:23 UTC