Last week the FDA left this cryptic remark on its website:

For the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (ref #1280), the confirmed vehicle was updated from iceberg/romaine lettuce blend to romaine lettuce due to the traceback investigation. The case count has increased from 86 to 88.

Previously the FDA had announced that they were investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to an iceberg and romaine lettuce blend served at catering events, restaurants, and a school.

Still the events and the producer remain unnamed.

The public, and specifically the people listed below, should be told who the supplier is of the romaine lettuce, where it was grown and where it was sold and served.

Last week I count 88 clinical cases (humans) with NCBI upload dates between 11-21 and 12-15.

The red one about is a young boy that suffered severe hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).