Salad Chains Dealt Rough Hand With Romaine Lettuce Recall, Again
- Restaurants have pulled the ingredient from their menus
- Substitute greens are being offered to entice diners
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While the biggest U.S. restaurant chains are likely to shrug off the latest lettuce scare, salad-focused ones are ripping up their menus and making impromptu substitutions.
Jaime Mitrani, who owns five Giardino Gourmet Salads locations in Miami, said sales were down after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told American consumers Tuesday to avoid romaine because it might be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria.