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Romaine lettuce outbreak: 172 sick in 32 states

The CDC says the romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, at the center of a E. coli outbreak across 32 states should no longer be in stores and restaurants because of its three-week shelf life.
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Romaine lettuce is displayed on a shelf at a supermarket on April 23, 2018 in San Rafael, California.

PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials say nearly two dozen more cases of a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona have been reported.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the total number of people sickened by a strain of E. coli is now 172 across 32 states.

At least 75 people have been hospitalized, including 20 with kidney failure. One death was in California.

Health officials say there is a lag time of two to three weeks between when someone falls ill and when it's reported to the CDC.

The agency says the romaine was grown in Yuma, Arizona and was last harvested April 16. So, it should no longer be in stores and restaurants because of its three-week shelf life.

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