Wash The E.Coli Off Your Salad

There is an outbreak of E. Coli in the UK, thought to have started from imported bags of mixed salad leaves.

How could anyone not wash such things? The bags of salad have obviously been handled by someone and you aren't going to cook them so washing them is vital.
Washing everything from a supermarket is important. How many dirty people have picked up that orange or tomato or avocado before you bought it?

And don't forget your own hands are filthy with bacteria after pushing that dirty trolley around. Just look at the people around you, would you eat out of their hands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36823404

Can never see why anyone would want to buy these (not that I'm much into salads). They are much more expensive, wilt quicker and , as has been pointed out, are more likely to be contaminated.

I was always taught to wash Salad and Friut and Veg anyway. onsidering the rap that was sprayed on them.

Jan always washes salad before it's used, and fruit.

I try to grow my own when possible at least you now its ok

Good for you at least, you know whats been put on it .

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Good for you at least, you know whats been put on it .

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Don't forget to wash your salad.

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Don't forget to wash your salad.

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If it's under plastic this weather ,dont it get to hot for it.

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If it's under plastic this weather ,dont it get to hot for it.

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That,s good ,our greenhouse was just touching 100 this afternoon.

Plastic Doesn't stop the insects. They carry all sorts of mess.

this year i have been growing my own strawberries in a hanging basket...had loads off and still more to come but i still wash them before eating..