E. coli outbreak has some Quebec restaurants pulling romaine lettuce
However, Lawrence Goodridge, the director of 平特五不中's food safety and quality program, said the practice of thoroughly washing infected lettuce won't make it safe for consumption.
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"The number of bacteria that one must consume to become sick is听so low 鈥� and when you wash a lettuce or any fresh produce, you cannot wash away 100听per cent of the bacteria."
Montrealers听should instead opt for different kinds of greens or,听if you听must have romaine lettuce, cook it, he said.
"My recommendation would be that consumers not consume听romaine lettuce until this outbreak is over," he said.
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