The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old Missouri woman who fell ill after attending a funeral lunch. One person died.
But chances are you haven’t heard about it.
The Food and Drug Administration indicated in February that it had closed the investigation without publicly detailing what had happened — or which companies were responsible for growing and processing the contaminated lettuce.
I had some bad food experiences that led me to growing microgreens at home rather than trust store bought lettuce. It turns out to be extremely simple and cost-effective to do, plus, you can have a lot more variety. Check out a guy called Mike Van Duzee on YouTube. He has so many great ideas for growing using whatever you have, instead of spending money.