Throw Away Your Spinach

Health officials are blaming bagged, fresh spinach for a widespread outbreak of illnesses caused by E. coli bacteria. It's affecting people in Indiana and elsewhere around the country. The e-coli has killed one person, in Wisconsin, where 20 cases have been reported. The rest are sprinkled across the map, from Connecticut to Oregon. At least one Hoosier has come down with the illness. Doctors say the disease usually has an onset of sudden and severe abdominal cramping followed very quickly by diarrhea at first watery then in the more severe cases bloody diarrhea. No word yet where the spinach was grown or what brand was tainted.