Wired·3 min read·medium
Why Lettuce Is Always Making People Sick
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Emily Mullin
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Leafy greens, particularly lettuce, are frequently linked to foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States. Experts suggest that high consumption rates and the processing of mixed greens in large facilities increase the risk of widespread contamination.
Salad is usually synonymous with healthy eating. Except now, as the US grapples with an expanding outbreak of cyclosporiasis that’s sickened more than 7,100 people in Michigan alone, likely caused by iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms.
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