ROMAINE UPDATE: CDC is no longer advising consumers to avoid eating romaine lettuce from the Salinas region. The contaminated romaine is past its shelf life and no longer available. The investigation is over: 167 ill people reported from 27 states. https://t.co/sZvP3yMmqV pic.twitter.com/PzWndyeFcR
— CDC (@CDCgov) January 15, 2020
There were no deaths, but lettuce contaminated with E. coli made 167 people in 27 states sick; 85 people were hospitalized, the health agency said.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cause.
FDA and @CDCgov have declared the romaine E. coli outbreaks over. Consumers do not need to avoid romaine lettuce from Salinas. FDA will continue to investigate and plans to issue a root cause report. https://t.co/7AdWmdDrs3 pic.twitter.com/u0TFpyfyXx
— U.S. FDA (@US_FDA) January 15, 2020
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