CDC: Yuma Romaine still not safe to eat

The food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has spread to four more states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Florida, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Texas brought the total of states affected by the outbreak to 29. About 150 people have gotten sick with E. coli from romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., which provides most of the country’s romaine during the winter. The latest cases might not be new ones because of a lag in reporting, but the CDC is still advising consumers to avoid buying or eating romaine lettuce unless they can confirm it was not grown in Yuma.