Consumer Reports says avoid romaine lettuce after E. coli outbreak though CDC says no clear link
Jean Halloran
Better to avoid romaine lettuce for now  said  Jean Halloran   director of food policy initiatives at Consumers Union  the nonprofit policy arm of Consumer Reports.
â(The CDC and FDA are) being very conservative and cautious about this  but for consumers itâs a very simple thing to do to buy another kind of leafy green until more is known about the risk â  Halloran  said.
Itâs unusual for Consumer Reports to issue a food warning when the CDC and FDA havenât issued a recall   Halloran  said. But given the size of the outbreak and the severity of the risk  which is worse for elderly people and children  the magazine felt it was the right decision   she  said.
âThis one really got our attention â  Halloran  said.
Better to avoid romaine lettuce for now  said   [TGT] director of food policy initiatives at Consumers Union  the nonprofit policy arm of Consumer Reports.
â(The CDC and FDA are) being very conservative and cautious about this  but for consumers itâs a very simple thing to do to buy another kind of leafy green until more is known about the risk â   [TGT] said.
Itâs unusual for Consumer Reports to issue a food warning when the CDC and FDA havenât issued a recall    [TGT] said. But given the size of the outbreak and the severity of the risk  which is worse for elderly people and children  the magazine felt it was the right decision    [TGT]   said.
âThis one really got our attention â   [TGT] said.