On 2018-11-21 9:13 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 10:54:47 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2018-11-21 10:34 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:16:06 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> CDC says eat no romaine lettuce in any form, anywhere, from no
>>>> location. It is not safe to eat.
>>>>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wel...cid=spartandhp
>>>> or
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/y85p68dq
>>>>
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> Good warning, thank you! They say it is true of Romaine lettuce
>>>> 'everywhere'!
>>>>
>>>> I guess that means here in UK too?
>>>
>>> sorry, just US and Canada
>>>
>>
>> We get lettuce from the US, so when there is a problem with a product in
>> the US we have a problem too.
>>
>> Having driven through the areas where a lot of American fruits and
>> vegetables are grown I can understand how the get problems like this.
>> The fields are huge. The farmers have trailers with rows of portable
>> toilets and they park them at one end of the fields. The pickers are
>> likely paid piece work, so there is no money made while they walk a half
>> mile to use the toilet, and if they are infected with e coli they aren't
>> going to have enough warning to get to the portapotty... so they squat
>> and crap in the field.
>
> In some areas, there's runoff from livestock operations, too. I believe
> that's what caused the previous outbreak.
>
> I probably will buy head lettuce the next time I shop, or Bibb or
> leaf lettuce.
>
> Pity this happened during the winter, or there'd be some hope of
> local lettuce.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
The problem could be solved by eating what is in season locally, as we
did during my childhood. Salads are for summer!