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E. Coli In Romaine Lettuce: Nearly A Month Later, What Do We Know About The Outbreak?

Investigators still aren't exactly sure where one of the worst outbreaks of its kind in recent years is coming from.
In this April 26, 2018, photo, workers plant romaine lettuce at the EG Richter Family Farm in Puyallup, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still advising people not to eat romaine lettuce unless they know where it was grown.

It appears the outbreak of E. coli bacteria linked to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona is over, but investigators still aren’t exactly sure what caused one of the worst outbreaks of its kind in recent years. More than 120 people have been reported ill in more

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