Bagged Salads May Be Fertile Ground for Bacteria

[rangerrebew]

Bagged Salads May Be Fertile Ground for Bacteria

Study found juices released from damaged leaves encouraged salmonella spread

By Robert Preidt


FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Prepackaged salads may promote the growth of salmonella bacteria, researchers report.

They found that even slight damage to leaves in salad bags released juices that encouraged the spread of salmonella.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20161118/bagged-salads-may-be-fertile-ground-for-bacteria

[Night Hides Not]

That's why I drink wine with most salads...for medicinal purposes.  lol

[driftdiver]

Bagged Salads May Be Fertile Ground for Bacteria

Study found juices released from damaged leaves encouraged salmonella spread

By Robert Preidt


FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Prepackaged salads may promote the growth of salmonella bacteria, researchers report.

They found that even slight damage to leaves in salad bags released juices that encouraged the spread of salmonella.

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20161118/bagged-salads-may-be-fertile-ground-for-bacteria

I'm actually more concerned with the human feces they use for fertilizer in Mexico where some of this stuff comes from.

[MajorClay]

thanks

reminded of a Joe Jackson song:  Everything gives you cancer.

[Night Hides Not]

Prepackaged salads may promote the growth of salmonella bacteria, researchers report

Way to be definitive, researchers. 

Do they or don't they?

[Wingnut]

thanks

reminded of a Joe Jackson song:  Everything gives you cancer.

Makes you Wonder Who the Real Men Are.

[EC]

I always wonder who the hell buys bagged, prechopped salad. Assume it's people with more money than sense. 

[roamer_1]

I always wonder who the hell buys bagged, prechopped salad. Assume it's people with more money than sense. 

I am fairly fond of the kale and cranberry salad they sell out of the Costco, but yeah... otherwise, I put em together... lots of Romain, Spinach, tons of veggies, and not a little forage. And since a lot of my summer veggies are canned by way of fermenting, there's a strong vinegar component, which is nearly always augmented by some sort of vinaigrette style of dressing.

[Wingnut]

I always wonder who the hell buys bagged, prechopped salad. Assume it's people with more money than sense. 

Salad don't grow on tree's you know. 

[Silver Pines]

I always wonder who the hell buys bagged, prechopped salad. Assume it's people with more money than sense. 

@EC

I do, lol.  It's just two of us, and a head of leaf lettuce or whatever won't last for us to eat the whole thing.  And I don't want to use gallons and gallons of water just to wash the damn thing leaf by leaf.

I hate this article.  Maybe I'll wait until they disprove it next week.   

[EC]

@EC

I do, lol.  It's just two of us, and a head of leaf lettuce or whatever won't last for us to eat the whole thing.  And I don't want to use gallons and gallons of water just to wash the damn thing leaf by leaf.

I hate this article.  Maybe I'll wait until they disprove it next week.   

Wrap it in a damp tea towel and put it in the fridge. It'll keep for at least a week. Trick works for celery, too.

[Silver Pines]

Wrap it in a damp tea towel and put it in the fridge. It'll keep for at least a week. Trick works for celery, too.

I never heard of that tip.  Thank you, @EC!

[EC]

  It works on loose leaves as well, you just have to wrap them reasonably tightly.  ^-^

We eat a lot of salad, but only go shopping twice a week.