An updated notice from the Public Health Agency of Canada on the warnings of eating romaine lettuce, due to a an ecoli outbreak.
They now say the outbreak appears to be over, and the risk to Canadians is now low.
As of yesterday, there were a total of 42 confirmed cases of illness, including one death in five provinces, that includes five in New Brunswick, one in Nova Scotia and eight in Ontario.
E.coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce appears to be over. A reminder to Canadians to always follow safe food handling tips when preparing lettuce. Learn more: https://t.co/oUeyJjE7O8 pic.twitter.com/GF7eMZqPyb
— GovCanHealth (@GovCanHealth) January 10, 2018
Public Health says the individuals became sick between November and December last year..No illnesses have been reported beyond December 12th.
The cause of contamination has not been identified..
