4/20/18
by News Department on 04/20/18E-Coli outbreak getting worse...
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the number of people hospitalized due to a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to chopped romaine lettuce continues to grow.
The CDC said approximately 53 people have been reported sickened in 16 states since March 13. Thirty-one of those have been hospitalized. Five of them developed a type of kidney failure associated with an E. coli illness, which can be life-threatening.
The higher number of E. coli cases have been in Pennsylvania, Idaho, New Jersey and Montana.
The agency recommends that people across the United States stay away from chopped romaine lettuce and consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce at home, including salads and salad mixes, should not eat it and should throw it away.
The CDC said no deaths have been reported.
