Should you wash your prewashed lettuce? An infectious disease expert explains how to eat your greens safely during the cyclospora outbreak

Prewashed greens are extremely convenient, but whole heads of lettuce may be less risky during a cyclospora outbreak. CostaPPPR via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University Published: 2026 Jul 29 – Salads – along with other …