Is romaine lettuce the best lettuce?

Don't Buy or Eat Romaine Lettuce Right Now, Consumer Reports Warns. Apr 16, 2018 | 2:07 pm. By. Holly Van Hare. Editor. While the outbreak continues, Consumer Reports thinks it's best you skip the Caesar salad. The United States has been experiencing an E. read more

The Great Romaine Crisis of 2018 rages on. Last Friday brought news of 14 more people and three more states affected by an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona, region, bringing the tally up to 98 people and 22 states respectively. read more

Green leaf lettuce contains 105 percent of the daily value of vitamin K, while romaine and butterhead have 85 percent. Green leaf lettuce also delivers 10 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C, which is twice the amount in romaine or butterhead lettuce. Iceberg has 3 to 7 percent fewer B vitamins. read more

As of the CDC’s last reporting, on April 20, there have been 53 documented cases in 16 states, resulting in 31 hospitalizations. The infection has hit people from New Jersey to Alaska, but Tamika Sims, a microbiologist and director of food technology communications at the International Food Information Council, says the number may actually be much higher. read more

Romaine Lettuce: Don't Eat It! : The Two-Way Just to be safe, the CDC is telling consumers to "throw out" all romaine lettuce, including whole heads, because of an E. coli outbreak that has infected at least 61 people and hospitalized 31. read more