E Coli Lettuce Outbreak 2024. Published 5:13 pm ct dec. Irrigation water or dust contaminated with fecal matter from this giant feedlot, located in yuma county, ariz., could contaminate many acres of lettuce fields within 3 miles of the cattle farm, which produces 115,000 cows.
Cdc is advising that consumers do not eat any romaine lettuce. Coli outbreak with onions before,โ says sarah sorscher, director of regulatory affairs at center for science in the public interest.