.
July 31st, 2013
10:13 PM ET
Salad Sickness
Health officials now believe bagged salad was the source of a stomach bug that sickened hundreds of people in 15 states. They say the salad was contaminated with a parasite called cyclospora, but they aren’t naming the brand of salad tied to the outbreaks. Why not?Anderson spoke with Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
 |
Post by: Anderson Cooper Filed under: Dr. Sanjay Gupta |
About this Show:
Anderson Cooper goes beyond the headlines to tell stories from many points of view, so you can make up your own mind about the news. Tune in weeknights at 8 and 10 ET on CNN.
Questions or comments? Send an email
Want to know more? Go behind the scenes with AC361°
Subscribe to the podcast
Subscribe to the AC360 podcast on iTunes!
On Twitter
Search the AC360 blog
The government refuses to identify the brand name and has forbidden the press to reveal it.
They're very into protecting me in other ways, though...
This seems to be a recurring issue with bagged (read: processed) vegetables. I know that whole vegetables aren't immune from parasites, but you only hear of these issues with the processed varieties.