There’s One Vegetable That Shows Up Constantly in Food-Poisoning Outbreaks. Here’s Why It’s So Sneaky.

Food Why Is It Always Lettuce? Although the source of this summer’s Cyclospora outbreak is still unknown, history suggests that leafy greens could be the culprit. A food microbiologist explains why salad makes for such a good Trojan horse, and why this bug is so hard to study. By Nadira Goffe Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Nadira Goffe? July 16, 20264:12 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images and tiero/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It would be dramatic to say