Romaine lettuce has been around for centuries. In fact, Egyptian tomb art depicts a lettuce that looks quite like it. In England, it’s sometimes known as cos lettuce, allegedly because it was ...

A lot of times when food writers praise an old-fashioned ingredient such as romaine lettuce, they do it with a nod and a wink and more than a hint of condescension, like fashion critics chortling ...

In Canada, public health investigators tied it to romaine lettuce. ( The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak between March and June 2018 that was spread by romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona isn’t ...

Some romaine lettuce is safe to eat after E. coli outbreak, but caution urged. 59 people have been sickened across 15 states, no deaths reported. By Anne Flaherty. December 13, 2018, 5:16 PM.

California could be source of tainted romaine lettuce, FDA says 02:43. NEW YORK — It's OK to eat some romaine lettuce again, U.S. health officials said. Just check the label. The Food and Drug ...

Romaine lettuce has been linked to an E. coli outbreak that resulted in 43 reported illnesses across 12 states in the US, as well as 22 people in Canada who have become ill, as of Monday.

Plus, romaine lettuce is packed with vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate. It’s a good source of beta carotene, which converts into vitamin A in the body. Romaine lettuce, Raw, 1 cup shredded ...

CDC is advising consumers not to eat or buy romaine lettuce if they do not know where it was grown.” However, the outbreak hasn’t scared away many restaurants from keeping romaine on their menu.

The group most affected by the romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak is women. According to the CDC, 65% of the people sickened as a result of this episode are female.

As it turns out, a lot of romaine comes from California, which grows 74 percent of the nation's lettuce, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Some romaine lettuce is safe to eat after E. coli outbreak, FDA says. Forty-three people from 12 states have been sickened from an E. coli outbreak. By Meghan Keneally. November 27, 2018, 11:17 AM.