Romaine sample from Michigan tests positive for E. coli O157:H7 linked to illnesses

The FDA reported that by November 9, 2020, 12 people from six states (CA (2), IL (4), MI (2), OH (1), PA (2), and VA (1)) were infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7. Of 11 ill people with information available, five have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The strain of E. coli found in the Michigan sample is a third distinct strain not genetically related to the strains causing two distinct multi-state outbreaks of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157:H7 (STEC) that FDA and CDC announced on October 28, 2020. There is not enough epidemiologic and traceback information available at this time to determine if ill people got sick from eating Tanimura & Antle romaine lettuce. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-e-coli-o157h7-unknown-food-fall-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery