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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Explosive diarrhea outbreak has millions of US households ditching pre-bagged salad

Millions of U.S. households have stopped buying pre-bagged salad this summer following outbreaks of the explosive diarrhea-causing illness, cyclosporiasis, which has been linked to fresh produce.

Purchases of pre-bagged salad dropped 10.7 percent from June to July, totaling 6.5 million households, according to a poll of more than 3,000 fresh produce buyers by data company Numerator.

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