ATLANTA, GA (WKZO AM/FM) — Tainted romaine lettuce is making people sick, including at least 7 people in Michigan.
The Centers for Disease Control’s Laura Gieraltowski says if you have any throw it out and sanitize where it was stored.
The CDC issued a broad alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by the particularly dangerous strain of E. coli contamination.
The alert comes just before people all across the nation gather around the dinner table for their Thanksgiving dinners.
Thomas Gremillion, Director of the Food Policy Institute says no amount of scrubbing will remove the E.Coli. It has actually entered the plant.
Consumers should toss out any romaine lettuce they may have already purchased, and it should not be served in restaurants or sold in stores.
More information can be found on the CDC’s website.
