It’s not over yet: CDC expands romaine lettuce warning

Romaine-Lettuce
Assortment of lettuce at Village Market Place in Skokie.

By Jayda McClendon
Medill Reports

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is continuing to warn consumers to avoid buying romaine lettuce distributed from Yuma, Arizona after 31 more people became ill from E.Coli. The outbreak is troublesome for lettuce sales at local grocery stores such as Village Market Place in Skokie.

Photo at top: Assortment of lettuce at Village Market Place in Skokie. (Jayda McClendon/MEDILL)