Grocery stores have pulled romaine lettuce off their shelves and many restaurants have stopped serving caesar salads after the leafy green has been linked to an E. coli outbreak for the third time in about a year. “Romaine lettuce is particularly susceptible,” said Keith Warriner, a University of Guelph professor. The sick range from five to 93 years old and most reported eating romaine lettuce before experiencing symptoms. People living in those provinces should avoid eating romaine lettuce for now, the agency said. It doesn’t help that both states are quite hot and romaine lettuce already requires an abundance of water, he said.

Source: National Post November 22, 2018 19:18 UTC