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Why is Roman lettuce being removed from our tables draft

Submitted by yurigarcia on Tue, 11/27/2018 - 15:11

The CDC has recommended not to eat roman lettuce in the U. S because of an E. coli outbreak.According to the CDC, 32 people have been infected with E. coli in 11 states between October 8 and October 31st. “The cases in the U.S and another 18 observed in Canada, indicates that the roman lettuce could be the source of the outbreak”, according to a CDC statement. The authorities informed that a person in California died because of the E. coli bacteria, this is linked to the roman lettuce and what has affected 121 people in 25 states. 

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