Guest guest Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 Organic farming just does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides, it has nothing to do with E. Coli or Hepatitis A. or any illness from the plants. PLEASE understand you are at the same risk for food bourne illness from organic produce as from any other source. They are using the same water and the same workes as every other farm, organic or not. You still have to wash everything. Be ESPECIALLY careful when buying prepared organic foods prepared in small " Mom & Pop " healthfood stores. The workers may think organic is safe too, and not have washed the produce properly. Janis , " genny_y2k " <genny_y2k wrote: > > Don't forget about green onions. Last year they had an outbreak of > e.coli from them. I had a seed packet of raddish seeds once with a > note that stated they were banned in Japan and not to be used for > sprouting due to the possibility of e.coli. I recently read that > melons should be washed before cutting due to the same concerns. I > buy only organically grown if I am going to eat them raw. > Deanna > , " jandor9 " <jandor9@> > wrote: > > > > The FDA issued these warnings last September about bagged salads > too. > > Unfortunately, they don't think that washing your greens will make > > them safe. The salads and spinach are already washed several times > > during processing. The FDA is concerned the plants are picking up > the > > E.Coli from contaminated ground water, binding the bacteria to the > > plants cells. Unless we cook the greens completely, there is still > a > > risk of E.coli... > > > > Janis > > > > , Mike Christie <mike@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Not just spinach but lettuce. From the San Jose Mercury News on > > Tuesday: > > > > > > Federal and state officials have launched a wide-ranging > evaluation > > > of lettuce farming and processing in the Salinas Valley, hoping > to > > > determine why leafy green vegetables grown over the past decade > > have > > > been linked to a potentially deadly strain of E. coli. > > > > > > Lettuce and spinach grown in the valley, dubbed the " Salad Bowl > of > > > the World,'' have been connected to eight of 19 outbreaks of > > > Escherichia coli O157:H7, associated with such produce since 1995. > > > > > > The whole article is at: > > > > > > http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15498285.htm > > > > > > (but I believe (free) membership is required to see it) > > > > > > At 06:15 PM 9/14/2006, you wrote: > > > > > > >There have been e-coli outbreaks tracked to bagged spinach. Be > > > >cautious. In fact I just got this Fox news break by e-mail - > > > > > > > >FDA URGES CONSUMERS TO AVOID BAGGED FRESH SPINACH AFTER E. COLI > > > >OUTBREAK LEAVES ONE DEAD, 50 MORE SICK IN EIGHT STATES > > > > > > > >Debbie > > > > > > 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.