CDC urges Americans to stop eating romaine lettuce after E. coli outbreak

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Americans should stop eating romaine lettuce immediately because of an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened more than 30 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC issued the broad alert on Tuesday that the strain of E. coli has been reported across 11 states starting on Oct. 2. So far, 13 people have been hospitalized, but no one has died.

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