E-coli Outbreak
E-coli outbreak in Romaine Lettuce
There was an outbreak of E-coli in romaine Lettuce that happened to be grown in Yuma, Arizona. People were going and checking themselves into the hospital, officials didn't know exactly what the cause was for them to have the E-coli disease. The FDA was searching and trying to trace where the E-coli came from and how it would've been able to contaminate the lettuce. They finally traced it back to a water source that was used for the near by cattle, its possible that the E-coli was blown off of the manure from the cattle and it traveled to the lettuce. It is unsure about how the E-coli was actually transported to the leaves of the lettuce.
This is important because we as consumers have the right to know if the food that we are eating are going to cause us to get sick or have a sever allergic reaction which could potentially kill us. We also need to know so that we're not feeding our children something that could cause them to be deficient in any vitamin or one that could attack their immune system.
There was an outbreak of E-coli in romaine Lettuce that happened to be grown in Yuma, Arizona. People were going and checking themselves into the hospital, officials didn't know exactly what the cause was for them to have the E-coli disease. The FDA was searching and trying to trace where the E-coli came from and how it would've been able to contaminate the lettuce. They finally traced it back to a water source that was used for the near by cattle, its possible that the E-coli was blown off of the manure from the cattle and it traveled to the lettuce. It is unsure about how the E-coli was actually transported to the leaves of the lettuce.
This is important because we as consumers have the right to know if the food that we are eating are going to cause us to get sick or have a sever allergic reaction which could potentially kill us. We also need to know so that we're not feeding our children something that could cause them to be deficient in any vitamin or one that could attack their immune system.
Wash your fruits and vegetables before consumption!
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