Newsweek
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. An outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce infected at least 89 people across 15 U.S. states in November 2024, hospitalizing more than a third and resulting in one death. Victims ranged widely in age. A 9-year-old boy in Indiana nearly died from kidney failure, while a 57-year-old woman in Missouri became seriously ill after eating lettuce at a funeral lunch. Despite the severity of the outbreak, the Food and Drug...