Posted on 11/20/2018 12:14:28 PM PST by caww
Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a broad alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli contamination.
The CDC told consumers to throw away any romaine lettuce they may already have purchased. Restaurants should not serve it, stores should not sell it, and people should not buy it, no matter where or when the lettuce was grown. It doesn’t matter if it is chopped, whole head or part of a mix. All romaine should be avoided.
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When my homegrown Romaine starts growing a human ear, I’ll stop growing it.
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Other than that the paper talked about used of manure and "biosolids" as the underlying cause.
“there is a new factor involved here.”
Some kind of bioterrorism?
They already have them, for many years. Believe me, if they grow fresh veggies they are GAP certified, even the grease they use on equipment is food grade. There is another Fed/gov program for fresh pack on top of GAP.
Darn it. Just mixed up my semi-weekly salad of Romaine, arugula, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers (32 cups worth). Guess I’ll eat it anyway, gotta die of something.
The joke is "ALL ROMAINE LETTUCE," no matter where grown or handled. That's a ridiculous statement to make.
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If we really knew where our food comes from and who handles it we’d be plenty surprised. Let alone what we eat at restaurants. I watched a server drop a tuna salad sandwich in a sandwich shop.... face down on the floor..the cook picked it up slathered mayonnaise on it and put it back on the tray for serving....while the two laughed about it.
Vinegar is antimicrobial, so you might get a little protection by choosing some sort of vinaigrette. So’s garlic, salt, honey and oregano. Maybe you can whip something up using all the above, lol. Antimicrobial vinaigrette.
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Funny thing is I mainly buy my Romanine from a local supplier (greenhouse). They are also covered.
Something else is up. I love Romaine, but for a broad ban like this something is very odd.
I recall when this happened with head lettuce last year....nobody had it. And I was looking so forward to a great BLT at the time! HA!
Also, it usually doesn't state on the package where it's from so that's another concern.
“Antimicrobial vinaigrette.”
It sounds very exotic and delicious! lol
No it’s not and it’s not a joke.
Organic is most likely to use such products.
“What’s lettuce?”
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Old slang term for money.
That said,if you can’t smear butter on it it’s not on my plate. :-)
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Glad I decided on coleslaw for Thanksgiving dinner and not salad, which would have been romaine. I’d hate to have to fight the crowds in the store on Wednesday.
Romaine is about the easiest and most rewarding plant to grow and harvest.
Despite the wording of the CDC warning, home-grown must be OK.
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