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Don't eat romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, CA
22 November 2019, 05:12 PM
Steve MillerDon't eat romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, CA
In fact, the CDC says not to eat any romaine lettuce that is not labeled as to where it was grown. That's the first time I have heard that recommendation.
Sounds serious.
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22 November 2019, 05:59 PM
MikhailohI was going to whip up a Caesar tonight with lamb chops. Sub roasted asparagus.
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23 November 2019, 12:22 AM
piquéMy stepson in San Francisco just recovered from e-coli attack. He was very, very ill. Got it from eating bok choy.
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23 November 2019, 10:05 PM
Amandaquote:
Originally posted by piqué:
My stepson in San Francisco just recovered from e-coli attack. He was very, very ill. Got it from eating bok choy.
Scary! Sorry to hear of it, pique.
I never understood how e coli could cause the super dangerous infections I read about in recent years since there's always e coli in the GI
tract. Then I understood it was a special strain of e coli that was behind the serious infections.
I wonder if those supposedly seven times washed organic lettuce packs are really as safe as they claim to be.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/68511.php
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23 November 2019, 10:30 PM
dolmansaxlilMy grocery store sent me an email tonight informing me of the recall because I purchased romaine grown in that region. The Canadian recall went out at about 8am. We bought the lettuce at around noon. By the time they sent the email, we were sitting down to dinner with my parents. The Caesar salad was delicious.
I’m annoyed with our grocery store for not pulling it off the shelves earlier. Hopefully none of us get sick. My dad had E. coli a bunch of years ago - one of the strains that antibiotics makes worse - and he ended up in a coma and they weren’t sure he’d make it. He has had to be really careful about what he eats since then so I’m guessing even one of the regular strains of E. coli is not a good thing for him.
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23 November 2019, 10:37 PM
Steve MillerI’m thinking Romaine may not be worth the risk ever.
Iceberg maybe, or butter lettuce may be the safer choice.
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24 November 2019, 10:59 AM
AdagioMquote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I’m thinking Romaine may not be worth the risk ever.
Iceberg maybe, or butter lettuce may be the safer choice.
Is there a reason Romaine is usually the culprit? Is it just that there’s more of it, so more likely to have an issue?
Or do they just grow it in poop?
24 November 2019, 01:25 PM
Steve MillerI don't know why it's so often Romaine and I don't think they always know how it becomes contaminated.
One thing I read says feral pigs come in to the fields to feed at night and it gets contaminated that way.
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23 December 2019, 03:00 PM
Steve MillerLook how Trader Joes is marking their wraps:
I have not seen anything else marked this way.
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23 December 2019, 03:06 PM
ShiroKuroSmart approach!
23 December 2019, 03:23 PM
LLWe should grow our own or by from local farmer's markets
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23 December 2019, 03:30 PM
Jack FrostIf everyone just ate red meat and skipped fruits and veggies, this would not be a problem.
jf
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23 December 2019, 04:32 PM
NinaYuma romaine!! A childhood memory. I was friends with the kid across the street, whose family owned one of the largest romaine/cantaloupe establishments in Yuma.
Yes, I used to live in Yuma when I was a kid.
23 December 2019, 05:02 PM
AdagioMOur housesitters left a head of romaine in our fridge, and I don’t know the provenance. Should I just dump it? They came over from Berlin, so I don’t know if they were clued in to the ban...
23 December 2019, 05:23 PM
wtgI'd chuck it in the composter...
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