Plastic packaging and Caution with spinach Janis

September 15, 2006

I use bagged salads, they stay fresh and crisp for a good week

unopened, I believe the packaging is safe. The bacteria was on the

vegetable, it's not due to the package. I also see plenty of things

spoil that has been stored in glass containers. I use Rubbermaid and

I make sure it's wwashed thoroghly and I also was my packaged salads

before I used them.

, " jandor9 " <jandor9

wrote:

>

> The E coli, Hepatitis A, whatever is already ON the produce or IN

the

> produce BEFORE it ever gets near plastic bags, wrap, whatever. Even

if

> you put them in a sealed glass jar the produce would still be

> contaminated. It's not the fact that it's in sealed plastic either.

If

> bagged produce is kept properly in a refrigerated enviroment,it

> actually retards spoilage and bacterial growth. That's why those

bags

> of cut washed greens are, unopened, good for at least a week if

kept

> cold. Throw a couple of lettuce leaves on a shelf of your fridge

for a

> couple of days. I don't think you would eat them. Bacteria and

viruses

> need warmth and moisture to thrive. Like inside our bodies.

>

> Janis

>

> , Cheryl <starborn59@> wrote:

> >

> > But bacteria grows inside sealed containers, espec.

> > plastic

> >

>

September 15, 2006

Anything will spoil eventually with oxygen and moisture available,

even in the fridge, just slower. But that is not E. coli or Hepatitis

A. doing the damage. The molds and bacteria are picked up from the

environment and are always on the fruits, greens, etc, and as the

colony grows, spoilage occurs/worsens. One thing that will help a

little is to wash produce as soon as you get it home. That way it

isn't carrying all the bacteria and the molds it picked up in the

grocery store from other rotting fruit and veggies near it during

shipping or in the store.

Janis

Where do I get this stuff? Bio-sciences major in school, and I worked

in a fruit & vegetable store for years as a teen-it was like living

in a science experiment!!

, " jeweled_hookah "

<jeweled_hookah wrote:

>

> I use bagged salads, they stay fresh and crisp for a good week

> unopened, I believe the packaging is safe. The bacteria was on the

> vegetable, it's not due to the package. I also see plenty of

things

> spoil that has been stored in glass containers. I use Rubbermaid

and

> I make sure it's wwashed thoroghly and I also was my packaged

salads

> before I used them.

> , " jandor9 " <jandor9@>

> wrote:

> >

> > The E coli, Hepatitis A, whatever is already ON the produce or IN

> the

> > produce BEFORE it ever gets near plastic bags, wrap, whatever.

Even

> if

> > you put them in a sealed glass jar the produce would still be

> > contaminated. It's not the fact that it's in sealed plastic

either.

> If

> > bagged produce is kept properly in a refrigerated enviroment,it

> > actually retards spoilage and bacterial growth. That's why those

> bags

> > of cut washed greens are, unopened, good for at least a week if

> kept

> > cold. Throw a couple of lettuce leaves on a shelf of your fridge

> for a

> > couple of days. I don't think you would eat them. Bacteria and

> viruses

> > need warmth and moisture to thrive. Like inside our bodies.

> >

> > Janis

> >

> > , Cheryl <starborn59@>

wrote:

> > >

> > > But bacteria grows inside sealed containers, espec.

> > > plastic

> > >

> >

>

September 15, 2006

I thought washing stuff like strawberries, etc caused them to mold faster? Just

what I've heard. Interesting! Thanks for the info.

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