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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-14-06 11:27 PM
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16. From what I understand ...
it won't eliminate the risk, but it will reduce it.

My local news advised people to throw out any bagged spinach they had, but said that if people were going to eat it, they should wash it first.

I did a quick search and found an article at Forbes that pretty much said the same thing:

"We're telling people if they have bagged produce and they feel like it's a risk, throw it out. If they feel like they have to eat it, wash it first in warm water."

http://www.forbes.com/business/commerce/feeds/ap/2006/0...
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  -E. coli outbreak traced to bagged spinach; 1 dead: DON'T EAT DeepModem Mom  Sep-14-06 09:52 PM   #0 
  - Not a problem  Greeby   Sep-14-06 09:54 PM   #1 
  - I don't like it in salads  Warpy   Sep-14-06 09:55 PM   #4 
  - I posted just the opposite!  donco6   Sep-14-06 09:56 PM   #6 
  - Odd that the article doesn't say to cook it.  Gormy Cuss   Sep-15-06 08:00 AM   #36 
     - The Times article is better  KurtNYC   Sep-15-06 09:03 AM   #39 
        - DOLE  Karenina   Sep-15-06 02:47 PM   #51 
  - It's good!  donco6   Sep-14-06 09:55 PM   #5 
  - This is scary.  donco6   Sep-14-06 09:55 PM   #2 
  - That's the deal - wash your produce.. twice.  TomInTib   Sep-14-06 10:02 PM   #7 
  - The problem is that  Megahurtz   Sep-15-06 03:14 PM   #53 
  - We had a flawless (unwashed) spinach salad tonight....  Rowdyboy   Sep-14-06 11:49 PM   #18 
     - e-coli almost killed my buddy's daughter  AngryAmish   Sep-16-06 06:17 PM   #73 
  - A DUer ate some tonight. Hopefully it wasn't contaminated.  cat_girl25   Sep-14-06 09:55 PM   #3 
  - Not taking any chances. Bye-bye spinach!  Fridays Child   Sep-14-06 10:08 PM   #8 
  - They can't find the source of the contamination?  Demonaut   Sep-14-06 10:10 PM   #9 
  - I had to laugh at that gender mention  Sabriel   Sep-14-06 10:25 PM   #10 
  - I thought that was interesting too  mainer   Sep-15-06 03:59 PM   #55 
  - Women need more iron than men.  fshrink   Sep-16-06 09:14 AM   #67 
  - We had four bags total last week  IDemo   Sep-14-06 10:27 PM   #11 
  - Always better to buy whole bunches of fresh spinach (as opposed to the  kestrel91316   Sep-14-06 10:39 PM   #12 
  - How can you NOT wash produce before eating it?  BattyDem   Sep-14-06 11:07 PM   #13 
  - Will washing it eliminate the e coli?  GoddessOfGuinness   Sep-14-06 11:20 PM   #15 
  - From what I understand ...  BattyDem   Sep-14-06 11:27 PM   #16 
  - In warm water...  GoddessOfGuinness   Sep-14-06 11:31 PM   #17 
     - that article said warm water - but the CDC doesn't specify the temperature  BattyDem   Sep-14-06 11:51 PM   #19 
        - Of course the temperature matters...  heliarc   Sep-14-06 11:57 PM   #20 
           - E.Coli is from feces...  Triana   Sep-15-06 12:00 AM   #21 
           - When food handlers don't wash their hands properly after using the toilet  GoddessOfGuinness   Sep-15-06 07:15 AM   #27 
           - E. coli contamination has several causes....  Bridget Burke   Sep-15-06 07:29 AM   #30 
           - depending on conditions and country of produce origin, some toilets  OurVotesCount-Ohio   Sep-15-06 07:21 AM   #28 
           - Laws about whether farmers have to even provide toilets are lax  brensgrrl   Sep-16-06 12:44 AM   #59 
           - Nice big leaves ...  Nihil   Sep-15-06 07:26 AM   #29 
           - Uh, I'm not an expert, but a lot of fertilizer is manure.  heliarc   Sep-15-06 10:50 AM   #44 
           - Temperature matters for cooking - but does it have an impact on washing?  BattyDem   Sep-15-06 12:17 AM   #22 
           - Actually, slightly warm water is recommended but it will not kill bacteria  yellowcanine   Sep-15-06 07:49 AM   #34 
           - You can't wash it in hot enough water to kill bacteria.  bezdomny   Sep-15-06 11:40 PM   #56 
  - It may or may not. It would actually be better to buy unwashed spinach  yellowcanine   Sep-15-06 07:42 AM   #32 
  - Fit - in the supermarket  FlaGranny   Sep-15-06 08:02 AM   #38 
     - I was wondering about the various "veggie washes" that are on the market  GoddessOfGuinness   Sep-15-06 01:55 PM   #50 
        - I don't know about killing e. coli but...  haruka3_2000   Sep-16-06 02:05 AM   #61 
           - I'll go check that out tomorrow  Truthiness Inspector   Sep-16-06 04:37 PM   #69 
  - I wash even the stuff that they say is "salad ready"...  bleedingheart   Sep-15-06 07:47 AM   #33 
  - Same here, bagged or not  CountAllVotes   Sep-15-06 10:22 AM   #40 
  - Washing it won't help - it's in the roots and leaves  Nevernose   Sep-16-06 12:41 AM   #58 
  - yikes. I eat a ton of the stuff n/t  fishwax   Sep-14-06 11:18 PM   #14 
  - had some bagged spinach wednesday night, unwashed  grasswire   Sep-15-06 12:36 AM   #23 
  - A hate spinach, so no problems  sakabatou   Sep-15-06 03:41 AM   #24 
  - More for the rest of us.  heliarc   Sep-15-06 10:54 AM   #46 
  - Support Your Local Farmer's Markets  BronxBoy   Sep-15-06 05:12 AM   #25 
  - Not to mention you know who raised it and you can visit the farm where  yellowcanine   Sep-15-06 07:40 AM   #31 
  - I've got baby spinach growing in the fall garden.  Vinca   Sep-15-06 06:21 AM   #26 
  - It sez right on the package washed and ready to eat.  0007   Sep-15-06 07:51 AM   #35 
  - It says "ready to eat", doesn't promise you won't get sick.  yellowcanine   Sep-15-06 08:00 AM   #37 
     - yores so right yellowdoggie!  0007   Sep-15-06 11:12 AM   #48 
        - That kitchen looks just like mine!  Megahurtz   Sep-15-06 03:29 PM   #54 
  - spinach  Parche   Sep-15-06 10:31 AM   #41 
  - SHIT! I love spinach and salads  IronLionZion   Sep-15-06 10:33 AM   #42 
  - Exactly... Shit. n/t  heliarc   Sep-15-06 10:52 AM   #45 
     - E. Coli contaminated shit on our spinach! nt  IronLionZion   Sep-15-06 11:34 AM   #49 
  - Dateline Palookaville, USA...  Javaman   Sep-15-06 10:49 AM   #43 
  - I Boil My Spinach and Then Add Butter and Salt... YUM! (nt)  stepnw1f   Sep-15-06 11:05 AM   #47 
  - That's Scary.  Megahurtz   Sep-15-06 03:10 PM   #52 
  - That's what I was wondering as well  u4ic   Sep-16-06 12:21 AM   #57 
  - NPR says that washing won't help; fruits & veggies cause more disease  Nevernose   Sep-16-06 12:46 AM   #60 
  - It's affecting organic brands too.  haruka3_2000   Sep-16-06 02:07 AM   #62 
  - Link to list of brands involved....  LiberalHeart   Sep-16-06 02:25 AM   #63 
  - From what I've read...  MsKandice01   Sep-16-06 04:57 PM   #71 
  - fruits and veggies that have the potential to be infected with e.coli  cap   Sep-16-06 06:19 PM   #74 
  - My partner and I got sick  Ayesha   Sep-16-06 03:48 AM   #64 
  - May have been the cheese.  peacebuzzard   Sep-16-06 04:40 AM   #65 
  - i'd suggest letting the board of health in your city/state know.  fleabert   Sep-16-06 03:46 PM   #68 
  - my question is: Is this a domestic Katrina???  cap   Sep-16-06 08:52 AM   #66 
  - The e coli was traced to Earthbound Farms  zidzi   Sep-16-06 04:49 PM   #70 
  - I saw some fools at the checkout at Vons today worried about spinach  leesa   Sep-16-06 05:40 PM   #72 
 

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