A lettuce worker washes romaine lettuce on Aug. 16, 2007, in Salinas, Calif. Leafy green vegetables were the leading source of food poisoning over an 11-year period, federal health officials say.
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A lettuce worker washes romaine lettuce on Aug. 16, 2007, in Salinas, Calif. Leafy green vegetables were the leading source of food poisoning over an 11-year period, federal health officials say.

Study reports leafy greens to be top food poisoning source

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NEW YORK — A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us to eat our vegetables.

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