Healthy Canadians

UDPATE: There are currently 41 cases of E.coli infections in five eastern provinces linked to romaine lettuce. While @CFIACanada is testing romaine lettuce for the presence of E. coli as part of the food safety investigation, these illnesses appear to be ongoing and indicate that contaminated romaine lettuce may still be on the market (including in restaurants, grocery stores, and any establishments that serve food).

Romaine lettuce can have a shelf life of up to five weeks, so it is possible that romaine lettuce purchased over the past few weeks may be contaminated and still in your home. Individuals in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador should consider consuming other types of lettuce, instead of romaine lettuce, until more is known about the outbreak and the cause of contamination.

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