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lettuce

[let-is] / ˈlɛt ɪs /




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Taylor Farms used the revision to push back on the idea that its lettuce had been definitively identified as the source; federal officials, though, maintained that the broader epidemiological and traceback evidence still pointed there.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Taylor Fresh had just last month voluntarily recalled imported contaminated lettuce from a grower in Central Mexico that was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that affected 15 states and sicked tens of thousands of people.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It comes after some Taylor Farms' lettuce was recently linked to an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea, that has affected thousands of people.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Taylor Farms said it was removing certain products including guacamoles and salsas from grocery shelves over concerns of salmonella contamination, weeks after the produce supplier recalled lettuce implicated in a widespread cyclospora outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

From the garden I got peas, lettuce, and spinach, took half and set the rest on the porch.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

The deployment of lettuces other than romaine — e.g., kale, chicories, radicchio — should always be accompanied by a menu-warning, so that those opposed may opt out.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

I always have a ton of bell peppers, chilies and lettuces.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2023

This is the salad that the dressing needs to be properly so it's legitimately dispersed amongst the lettuces and croutons.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2023

I decided to go instead with a simple salad of lettuces from my garden.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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