Precut salad may encourage growth of Salmonella

Thanks for sharing.

i remember several years ago many people died in Germany after eating bagged salad which had some unknown bug, but as far as i remember, it was not salmonella. I think that in our case it is much safer to eat only cooked vegetables, i'd never eat salad in any form. Before i eat fresh fruit, i always soak it in water with apple vinegar. Can u believe that Argentinians soak vegetables in bleach? I once had a Spanish teacher from Argentina and i was shocked when i once saw that she was putting her salad into the water with Ace, a popular bleach. When i was in Buenos several yrs ago, people told me it is a common practice in Argentina. I often spy on the Latin American uc forum where i speak with one teenage boy who always soaks vegetables and meat in bleach before cooking it. I'm trying to discourage him from it but i think that he thinks i am an uncivilized East European who knows nothing about real hygiene :)

imagardner,

Bagged spinach is no risk as long as you cook it. The heat will kill Salmonella and E coli too.

natural curl

thanks for your reply. whatta relief.

"but much more because of fear of that bleach than bugs :)"

geez, no kidding Ewa - that is just wrong for them to do that !