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.
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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.