The CDC said it can't positively be traced to romaine lettuce.

I think its only romaine and I threw my romaine out last week and have switched to other kinds, but I sure would like more information as well.

I just looked and found this from NBC - - "It’s still too early to blame romaine lettuce for an outbreak of E. coli sickness that’s affected at least 57 people in Canada and the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

No new cases have been diagnosed since early December, but that doesn’t mean the outbreak is over, said Ian Williams, chief of the CDC's Outbreak Response and Prevention Branch."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/too-soon-blame-romaine-lettuce-e-coli-outbreak-cdc-says-n836181

CDC this morning: "too early to blame romaine lettuce for an outbreak of E. coli sickness that’s affected at least 57 people in Canada and the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

No new cases have been diagnosed since early December, but that doesn’t mean the outbreak is over"

Canada seems to be saying romaine if I understand correctly, but CDC won't - because they say they have not confirmed a common source of that product.

I'm on my way to Costco, need salad makings and have them on my list. DH prefers romaine and I typically pick up their package of baby heads. What to do ;0(

ETA: LOL It looks like we are all checking news for lettuce concerns this morning

How about a bag or box of mixed greens, baby spinach, or Bibb? Endive is a nice addition to a salad, too. Our usual salad consists of the mixed greens plus crunchy veggies, sprouts, and tomatoes.

It was definitely romaine that was targeted as the culprit of the outbreak here. One of our chains had removed it from the shelves, but it's not one that I frequent, so I'm not sure if it's back for sale or not.

I eat salads (romaine, mixed greens, mixed lettuce & more) at least 5 times a week. I have been doing that for untold months. Never been sick.

It has been confirmed romaine. But they have not located the farm and/or processors. If the soil is contaminated with e coli, then crops would be a continuing problem from that farm. Remember when wild pigs got into a farmer's field a few years ago? They ate the lettuce or spinach that was growing there, pooped, and the poop combined with water that the plant roots absorbed. The e coli was INSIDE the plants, not on them. So we need to know the source. I notice restaurants are still using romaine. Plan to see my sister for lunch at Cheesecake Factory on Friday. I guess it will be a sandwich lunch or a burger. I love their Asian chicken salad.

Haven't heard anything recently on it but what I heard it was rush to judgment to blame the romaine. There wasn't enough proof to make a decision or issue a warning. They were still investigating. I'm not too worried about it. Just not enough to panic yet, especially since it could be a lot of other things causing it.

I shopped, played it safe at Costco after all and bought baby spinach for salads for the next 10 days or so. The woman in line in front of us had the package of multiple heads of young romaine that I would have normally bought. I poked DH and pointed....he said you are turning into your mother. Awk! From the way she can notice and critique people around her in restaurants and stores - she has lost all her 'filters' with advancing age ;0)

I never stopped.

Too often I find that packaged lettuce, especially from Costco, can have an ammonia smell to it. I don't expect it's a risk to eat but it's unpleasant. I prefer unwashed, fresh tasting "handled by everyone" heads that are best rinsed before serving.

I made bacon-lettuce-tomato on toast sandwiches yesterday for myself. I used head lettuce and washed the leaves. I pigged out on these being that it had been so long since had these and yesterday, I developed a craving for some. The only ill effect I experienced was the shock of seeing the price of bacon. It has been 5 years since I had bought any.

Most likely quite safe ... if you boil it for an extended period prior to partaking.

o j

We dislike Romaine and prefer green leaf and red leaf, naked, bound by a twist tie, that we wash ourselves. Our salads are always Greek recipe.

Sometimes we'll make a huge bowl and have it alone for lunch and dinner.

The favorite here is Romaine, then any of the leaf lettuces or salad greens. Dislike head lettuce, but out of desperation, bought a head yesterday and made our dinner salad with it. YUK!

I never stopped either. When I first heard about the problem I had two big heads of romaine in the fridge, plus a package of organic romaine hearts that I juice. So far I've eaten most of it.

About three more months until local lettuce is back :-( Once in a while around here, grocery store lettuces look good, but not all that often. Regardless of source, I always wash lettuce under clear water. I'm not sure if that would be enough to decontaminate lettuce if it had bad microorganisms on it.

I eat romaine all the time. Never stopped

Like Sleeperblues, we never stopped.

Never stopped. I would be more worried about the pre-cut stuff in bags.

It was just announced on Global TV that it's safe to eat romaine here in Canada again.

E-Coli outbreak over

I am alive, having eaten salads almost every day these past two weeks, mostly pre packaged, but I did buy some romaine lettuce by itself.

They also said this morning that it is ok to eat romaine again. The don't know where the bad stuff came from tho.

The CDC is saying it is ok to eat all leafy greens since no recent outbreaks indicate a continuing problem and since leafy greens have a short shelf life.