Romaine Lettuce

I hope so. Amy, you have spent the last three weeks assuming you know things about me you have no clue about and putting words in my mouth that I never even thought, much less said, and then denigrating ME when you are wrong. THAT isn't my problem, it's yours.

What? I don't remember ever really engaging you at all. Much less in the way you're describing. Please provide examples to support your claim.

There are a few Amys on OH. Honestly I don't think I have established any relationship with you, much less one similar in any way to your assertion.

Links?

Sorry if it wasn't you Amy. I've been on this forum for three weeks, made two posts, and have been called all kinds of names. sorry. Have a good day.

Thank you. You also.

TO BE MORE ACCURATE:

An E. coli outbreak in lettuce means there is poop on the leaves. The feces could come from livestock on a farm close to where the lettuce grows, from washing the lettuce in water that's not clean, or the contamination could come from one of the many people that touch the lettuce before it reaches consumers' mouths.

As well, fields may be fertilized with manure; bugs and birds fly around; and animals may run wild through fields (even fenced ones), or defecate in rivers and streams used to irrigate nearby farms. Growing outside means lots of opportunities for bacteria to enter the picture.

And lettuce has nothing to keep it safe like other produce. The lack of rinds or peels gives bacteria lots of entry points.

The consumption of fresh produce (as opposed to frozen or shelf-stable) has gone up substantially in the last 5+ years, whi*****reases the risk of bacterial infection. More women have been affected by this recent outbreak but they consume more salad than men so that increases their risk.

I'll stick with the Devil's lettuce rather than poop covered romaine this year Thanks for the PSA, Amy - Happy Thanksgiving!!!

PSA: Chocolate is still safe. LOL