It’s important to know where the risks are.
"The degree of severity varies," Falcone says."Sometimes people become a little bit sick, but sometimes it leads to hospitalizations.Contaminated romaine hugely impacted Chipotle from 2015 to 2018, leading the popular food chain to pay out $25 million in federal fines in 2020, according to. In total, there were 1,348 reported illnesses from various pathogens over the four-year period.
The reason romaine is often recalled for causing foodborne illness is due to the way it's grown—close to the ground, where it could come into contact with contaminated groundwater. In conventional agriculture, one precautionary measure that farmers take is washing the lettuce several times to eliminate any bacteria.
Alternatively, Falcone says hydroponic farming uses temperature controls and purified water for indoor growing, which makes the risk of contamination unlikely, making it a safer bet for the products you consume raw—likeThe next time you're craving a salad, you may consider buying romaine that is labeled as"indoor-grown" on the package for more peace of mind.
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