Why leafy greens are often a source of foodborne outbreaks

E. coli in romaine lettuce. Salmonella in salad greens. The ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce is far from the first time leafy greens have been implicated in the spread of a foodborne illness. But what makes lettuce so susceptible to be a carrier of gut-churning pathogens?

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