CDC expands warning in E. coli outbreak from Arizona lettuce
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Source: Yahoo! News
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control is expanding a warning about contaminated lettuce from Arizona that has now sickened dozens of people in several states.
The CDC said Friday that consumers are being advised to avoid whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce that may have come from the Yuma region.
Previous warnings only applied to chopped romaine by itself or as part of salads and salad mixes.
Officials say people at an Alaska correctional facility recently reported feeling ill after eating romaine lettuce that was traced back to lettuce heads harvested in Yuma.
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Lettuce in Arizona?
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In the United States in 2013, California (71%) and Arizona (29%) produced nearly all of the country's fresh head and leaf lettuce, with head lettuce yielding $9400 of value per acre and leaf lettuce $8000 per acre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce#Production
