Canada’s E. coli outbreak steps lag U.S. because of caseloads: experts

TORONTO — When news broke Tuesday that consumers should avoid eating romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention swiftly demanded retailers remove the vegetable from store shelves and restaurants stop including it in meals. But in Canada, the country’s public health and food inspection agencies stopped short of insisting on its […]