Wendy’s pulls lettuce from sandwiches in three states amid E coli outbreak

Wendy's restaurant said the lettuce used in its salads was different from that used in its sandwiches. Photograph: Paul Weaver/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday it was trying to determine whether romaine lettuce in Wendy’s sandwiches was the source of an E coli outbreak that has sickened over 30 people – and whether romaine used by the chain was also served or sold at other businesses.