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A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it (www.nbcnews.com)

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The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.

An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old Missouri woman who fell ill after attending a funeral lunch. One person died.

But chances are you haven’t heard about it.

The Food and Drug Administration indicated in February that it had closed the investigation without publicly detailing what had happened — or which companies were responsible for growing and processing the contaminated lettuce.

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[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev -2 points 1 month ago (7 children)

You'll be fine if you replace greens with spirulina: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplement)

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Thanks professor. I knew I was wise to come onto the Internet for nutritional or medical advice.

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Wow, mocking isn't cool on Lemmy; we are trying to get away from Reddit, not become the next one, right? I have insulted no one here and am certainly no professor in the room. These guys are, though: Heavy metal contamination in vegetables and associated health risks

This article is from March 2025, so it's not outdated by any means. Lettuce is a hyperaccumulator of heavy metals and food from the surface is increasingly becoming toxic to eat if it isn't naturally self-protective (like avocados, mushrooms, onions).

[–] LemmyPlay 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thanks for this. I never thought vegetables could have heavy metals like that. This is actually wild to learn, and it makes me think twice about buying it in the future.

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