Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 From what I understand, one can get e coli from foods other than meat... Several of my local grocery stores no longer carry alfalfa sprouts because of a bout of ecoli contracted from them recently. Yet, they still carry meat... and brocolli sprouts. Yes, we are very confused here.I would rather regret that which I have experienced than wish I had experienced that which is past. HotJobs, a service - Search Thousands of New Jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 I didnt know that, its very interesting. I think most people trust meat WAY too much, I dont know where you live, but people in Las Vegas seem to be very adamant about their meat, and will stick up for it no matter what. I just dont understand it myself, but maybe alot of people find it easier to blame vegetables, which a lot of people dont seem to like, than meat....Just a theory, and I will admit a dumb one at that, LOL. Susi genie bottle wrote: From what I understand, one can get e coli from foods other than meat... Several of my local grocery stores no longer carry alfalfa sprouts because of a bout of ecoli contracted from them recently. Yet, they still carry meat... and brocolli sprouts. Yes, we are very confused here.I would rather regret that which I have experienced than wish I had experienced that which is past. HotJobs, a service - Search Thousands of New Jobs contact owner: -owner Mail list: Delivered-mailing list List-Un: - no flaming arguing or denigration of others allowedcontact owner with complaints regarding posting/list or anything else. Thank you.please share/comment/inform and mostly enjoy this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 There was a recent e coli outbreak at a cheerleading camp in Eastern Washington. It was finally traced to prepackaged romaine lettuce packaged in Spokane, WA. One problem with e coli on things like lettuce and sprouts is that they are seldom cooked. We are always told to wash produce but I am not sure if cold water removes all organisms or not. I think the chances of getting sick from veggies is less than from meat and they taste so much better. Max , genie bottle <geniesflower> wrote: > > From what I understand, one can get e coli from foods other than meat... Several of my local grocery stores no longer carry alfalfa sprouts because of a bout of ecoli contracted from them recently. Yet, they still carry meat... and brocolli sprouts. Yes, we are very confused here. > > > I would rather regret that which I have experienced than wish I had experienced that which is past. > > > > > HotJobs, a service - Search Thousands of New Jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 I always put my unpeeled veggies & fruit in a large bowl of soapy water (anti-bacterial liquid soap, small amount) & swish them around in it for a few minutes, then rinse them well. Deb One problem with e coli on things like lettuce and sprouts is that they are seldom cooked. We are always told to wash produce but I am not sure if cold water removes all organisms or not. I think the chances of getting sick from veggies is less than from meat and they taste so much better.Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 , " rpa1960 " <rpa1960> wrote: > There was a recent e coli outbreak at a cheerleading camp in Eastern > Washington. It was finally traced to prepackaged romaine lettuce > packaged in Spokane, WA. > One problem with e coli on things like lettuce and sprouts is that > they are seldom cooked. We are always told to wash produce but I am > not sure if cold water removes all organisms or not. > I think the chances of getting sick from veggies is less than from > meat and they taste so much better. > Max > ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Quite right, Max. Also e-coli is or can be passed onto vegetables via transport or how they are handled in the back storerooms of grocers. I don't know if any of you happened to watch that Dateline special on how meat gets transported without any refrigeration to most places, but if that was any indication of how it is usually handled, then it would be possible for tainted juices to drip on veggies or other items that don't get cooked. Another possibility for e-coli contamination is the way food is grown. Some commercial farmers use animal and or processed human waste for fertilzer. So say some of that doesn't get fully washed away? Bleh! Over all veggies are best, and they don't have e-coli on their own; they get it from meat and animals. ~ P_T ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.