The
huge outbreak of food poisonings across the United States has hit six
Canadians who are romaine lettuce and fell ill with E. Coli 0157:H7
food poisoning.
The
Public Health Agency of Canada says two of the six Canadians reported
travelling to the U.S. before falling ill, three became infected in
Canada and the remaining case is under investigation.
On
of the Canadians is from British Columbia, one from Alberta and two
each from Saskatchewan and Ontario.
One
Canadian was hospitalized.
The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration says romaine lettuce from the Yuma
growing region in Arizona and California is no longer being produced
and distributed, so the potential for exposure to contaminated
lettuce is reduced.
At
least 160 Americans have been sickened, 64 have been hospitalized,
including 17 with kidney failure and one person from California has
died.
So
far the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has not posted a recall on
its website.
