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51. Yay, let's slash some more regulations

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Tue Nov 20, 2018, 05:59 PM

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Romaine lettuce is not safe to eat, CDC warns U.S. consumers [View all] DonViejo Nov 2018 OP

How is this constantly happening? Historic NY Nov 2018 #1

They don't fund the FDA/Dept. of Agriculture. Scoopster Nov 2018 #3

A rhetorical question, for sure. PSPS Nov 2018 #4

Speaking of rhetoric... DemocracyMouse Nov 2018 #58

And timely too...2 days before Thanksgiving..... Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #12

Fertilizing with raw manure lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #39

You nailed it! nt Delmette2.0 Nov 2018 #42

Just ate a head for lunch exboyfil Nov 2018 #2

Green leaf or red leaf lettuce is just as good as romaine for most uses. haele Nov 2018 #11

Some restaurants only put romaine in salads. wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #5

Glad I'm not the only one. llmart Nov 2018 #25

So organic romaine lettuce is not okay? YOHABLO Nov 2018 #6

No, not okay frazzled Nov 2018 #13

The article says nothing about organic romaine lettuce. In fact, it says, "avoid all types." DonViejo Nov 2018 #53

Often worse zipplewrath Nov 2018 #20

Dang, it's pretty much my go-to for salads. LisaM Nov 2018 #7

Iceberg! My wife thinks I'm an idiot for liking Iceberg. Who's laughing now? lagomorph777 Nov 2018 #40

So do I! I love Romaine. smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #43

Exactly. I don't want a bunch of spinach and escarole sticking to my teeth. LisaM Nov 2018 #46

just came home with of organic from TJ's... dhill926 Nov 2018 #8

Follow the CDC link int he OP. There's a map there. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2018 #17

thx... dhill926 Nov 2018 #19

Damn. Freethinker65 Nov 2018 #9

I always go for baby spinach ... jb5150 Nov 2018 #10

Which sounds great, except... regnaD kciN Nov 2018 #27

Old enough to remember 1959 Thanksgiving Cranberry Scare. Sneederbunk Nov 2018 #14

32 cases since October 6 so it's not really a sudden outbreak. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2018 #15

It's this kind of willfulness that gets people killed. Read the article and throw that shit out. DRoseDARs Nov 2018 #21

It's pretty incredible people would risk death by shiga toxin for a fucking head of lettuce. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2018 #24

Yeah, just threw mine out. pamela Nov 2018 #32

Caught in a bad Romaine jberryhill Nov 2018 #16

LOL Auggie Nov 2018 #28

Hahaha! Glimmer of Hope Nov 2018 #61

Again?! StarryNite Nov 2018 #18

Romaine is ALL the lettuce my family eats benld74 Nov 2018 #22

I suppose it could mean fast food sandwiches/hamburgers defacto7 Nov 2018 #23

As I'm eating my salad for the 2nd day in a row from Chipotle, the E.Coli poster restaurant... flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #26

Well I guess if I didn't get sick eating the same salad yesterday I'm probably good today. flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #44

I went up to our work cafeteria after reading this. The romaine lettuce had been pulled. LisaM Nov 2018 #29

I'm pretty sure it was romaine in the Cobb salad I had last night... regnaD kciN Nov 2018 #30

Perhaps you'll beat the odds. Harker Nov 2018 #59

even spring mix has baby romaine- CDC says"until we learn more" & NO antibiotics can be Sunlei Nov 2018 #31

That is fucking scary. geardaddy Nov 2018 #33

yes luckily we are opting for a relish tray instead. ginnyinWI Nov 2018 #35

Yep. I love that tradition. geardaddy Nov 2018 #37

oh and also the cherry tomatoes are a hit-- ginnyinWI Nov 2018 #38

Nice! geardaddy Nov 2018 #41

Even Spring Mix! ginnyinWI Nov 2018 #34

No money for inspections and this is what you get. It won't be the only time. Hassler Nov 2018 #36

DANG! Duppers Nov 2018 #45

I'll cook my vegetables IronLionZion Nov 2018 #47

k for visibility riversedge Nov 2018 #48

What is it with Romaine? NastyRiffraff Nov 2018 #49

It's Lettuce: Who Cares??? Cal Tek Nov 2018 #50

Yay, let's slash some more regulations AdamGG Nov 2018 #51

Just checked the bag of salad I bought The Genealogist Nov 2018 #52

I've been shunning lettuce all year due to all the recalls and I have really been missing r/o BlueInRedHell Nov 2018 #54

Well, that explains why there was no romaine at the store. Vinca Nov 2018 #55

I was eating romaine all weekend Sedona Nov 2018 #56

If you can, grown your own zeusdogmom Nov 2018 #57

I'm sure it has nothing to do with killing billions of animals annually and spraying their blood gtar100 Nov 2018 #60

I just bought some the other day after avoiding buying for months (geez). SCRUBDASHRUB Nov 2018 #62

is it ok for turtles to eat the lettuce? diva77 Nov 2018 #63

Just at the grocery store earlier this evening. Romaine is fully stocked, no warning..nothing. YOHABLO Nov 2018 #64

Romaine has had this issue off and on for about a year now. And still no location of the problem? suffragette Nov 2018 #65

I just had some really nice Cha Nov 2018 #66

My local Aldi has really good butter lettuce. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #67

You'd think they'd be worried about a challenge from the Turbineguy Nov 2018 #68