One would be wrong. Common food born pathogens are abundant in farm soil, generally from human or animal waste. Lettuce is much more likely to have picked up ha

One would be wrong. Common food born pathogens are abundant in farm soil, generally from human or animal waste. Lettuce is much more likely to have picked up harmful pathogens at the farm than it is from customers touching it. Other customers touching your produce should rank very, very low on your list of concerns.