THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS WARNING ABOUT A MULTI-STATE OUTBREAK OF E. COLI INFECTIONS LINKED TO CHOPPED ROMAINE LETTUCE.
PUBLIC HEALTH SPOKESPERSON DIVYA MOHAN-LITTLE SAYS UNTIL THEY IDENTIFY THE SUPPLIER, DISTRIBUTOR AND BRAND AFFECTED…YOU SHOULD NOT EAT ROMAINE AND WATCH OUT FOR THESE SIGNS OF ILLNESS.
ALL OFFICIALS KNOW SO FAR IS THAT THE LETTUCE CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE YUMA, ARIZONA AREA.
THERE ‘S JUST BEEN ONE CONFIRMED CASE IN ILLINOIS SO FAR…BUT MORE THAN 30 OTHER CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 11 STATES. 22 PEOPLE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED.
