Another reason to grow your own food: Pre-washed spinach retains 90% of the bacteria that causes food poisoning
by: Jennifer Lea Reynolds
NaturalNews.com
Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Do you think that just because a food is pre-washed that it’s safe for consumption? Think again.
Experts from the University of California, Riverside, want to make it very clear: even though labels on the packages of leafy greens such as spinach might indicate that it’s been pre-washed or even triple-washed, the leaves are still loaded with bacteria that can wreak havoc on your health. In fact, it’s estimated that the typical techniques used in commercial spinach washing processes neglect to remove a whopping 90 percent of bacteria, a finding that makes growing your own food even more appealing.
Interestingly, you can also place much of the blame on the fact that spinach has smart leaves; experts involved in the research note that the grooves and valleys on each leaf act in a manner that actually protects the spinach from the commercial cleaning process, which typically involves washing with water or using bleach rinses.
Grooves in spinach leaves “…pathway to amplifying foodborne outbreaks”
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