Health officials are warning people to beware of premixed, bagged salads after at least 122 people have been infected by a parasite.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports salad sold by supermarket chains Jewel-Osco, Hy-Vee and ALDI has been found to contain Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite that can lead to a nasty case of diarrhea. Nineteen have been hospitalized.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the most people sickened are in Iowa with 54 and Illinois with 30.

The salad mix is packaged as Hy-Vee Brand Garden Salads, Jewel-Osco Signature Farms Brand Garden Salads, and ALDI Little Salad Bar Brand Garden Salads.

Residents who have purchased bagged salad from the aforementioned stores are advised to throw it away, per the CDC.

Susan Saunders 6/25/20