Salad is supposed to be good for you – so what’s behind all the cases of lettuce poisoning?

Iceberg lettuce has been blamed for a surge in American cases of the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis. Symptoms include ‘frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements’ Name: Salad. Age: Legend has it that in the Byzantine period, the Greek island of Kos was a centre for…

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