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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

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Health officials narrowed the source down to romaine lettuce, but identifying which romaine lettuce from where is still a problem. Then, after an outbreak at an Alaska prison pointed to whole romaine lettuce heads, the CDC targeted all romaine grown in Yuma, Arizona. First, consumers were instructed to avoid prechopped romaine lettuce.