Canadians are wondering if it will be another holiday season without Caesar salad following another E. coli outbreak in the U.S.
We heard over the weekend about the warning of eating romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California region.
While there is outbreak of E. coli occurring in Canada, the U.S. CDC is reporting multiple illnesses in several U.S. states.
One Canadian's illness related to the U.S. outbreak has been identified in the province of Manitoba. This individual became ill in mid-October.
Lab tests also show the illness reported in Canada is genetically related to illnesses reported in previous E. coli outbreaks that occurred in 2017 and 2018 and were linked to romaine lettuce.
This suggests that there may be a reoccurring source of contamination.
Canadian and U.S. health officials are collaborating to identify commonalities between the recent illnesses in an effort to identify the source of contamination affecting consumers.
Canadian and American health officials are asking residents not to eat lettuce from Salinas and if you don't know the growing region to throw it away.
Last year at this time romaine lettuce was pulled from store shelves after a massive recall following an outbreak.