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Salad bowl chains are flexing that they don't serve iceberg lettuce anyway
Salad bowl chains like Chipotle, Chopt, Sweetgreen, and Just Salad are emphasizing they do not serve iceberg lettuce amid a cyclospora outbreak linked to the ingredient. The CDC has reported over 800 confirmed cases across 31 states, leading to reduced foot traffic at some chains, while nutritionists debate iceberg lettuce's nutritional value and practical benefits.
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