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The cyclospora outbreak that\u2019s sickening thousands of Americans got us interested in the rise of Big Lettuce, and the challenges of keeping it clean.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The cyclospora outbreak that\u2019s sickening thousands of Americans got us interested in the rise of Big Lettuce, and the challenges of keeping it clean.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So on today\u2019s show, we tell you just how much lettuce Americans eat every year (SO MUCH!), how bagged lettuce came to dominate grocery store shelves, what that means for food safety, and why these outbreaks continue to happen \u2014 despite the FDA\u2019s efforts to stop them.<\/p>\n

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How refrigeration took over the world<\/a><\/p>\n

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This episode was hosted by Jeff Guo and Emma Peaslee. It was produced by Emma Peaslee. It was edited by Marianne McCune and it was fact checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Annlie Huang. Alex Goldmark is <\/em>Planet Money\u2019s executive producer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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