/channels/news_feeds/all/term/romaine%20lettuce/rss en /channels/channels/news/e-coli-outbreak-has-some-quebec-restaurants-pulling-romaine-lettuce-283691 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>However, <strong>Lawrence Goodridge</strong>, the director of 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ's food safety and quality program, said the practice of thoroughly washing infected lettuce won't make it safe for consumption.</p> <p>"That is actually untrue, that is not the case," he said. "Washing lettuce or any fresh produce that may be contaminated with bacteria is a not a way to ensure its safety."​</p> <p>"The number of bacteria that one must consume to become sick is so low — and when you wash a lettuce or any fresh produce, you cannot wash away 100 per cent of the bacteria."</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/romaine_lettuce2.jpg?itok=YWNQNpJI" width="160" height="117" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:48:47 +0000 webfull 133873 at /channels