The agency linked the outbreak to romaine lettuce and encouraged individuals in the five provinces with known cases to consider eating other varieties of lettuce instead. Some restaurant chains have stopped serving dishes with romaine lettuce amid a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the leafy vegetable. to stop serving dishes with romaine lettuce on Dec. 27, said spokeswoman Carmen Bain. “The suspension of sale is strictly precautionary at this point,” she said and chefs are substituting other types of lettuce in salads. On Dec. 24, Sobeys Inc. said it is pulling more than 300 romaine lettuce products from its shelves at stores across the country.

Source: thestar January 04, 2018 02:03 UTC