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professor
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 8:06 pm
Will you eat Bodek or Positive lettuce? If they wash it 3 times? Is it safe?
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bargainlover
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 8:18 pm
Yes both companies put out statements it's safe to eat
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ROFL
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 8:20 pm
I would not eat them. Not worth it if they are contaminated.
I also wonder how the CDC says all romaine is bad - but only the kosher brands are ok???
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thunderstorm
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 8:21 pm
I don't trust that they are good. Just because they said doesn't mean anything. Of course they will say it. They don't want to lose business.
I just purchased iceberg lettuce for now until the CDC says it's ok to eat romaine again.
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Cheiny
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 8:45 pm
ROFL wrote: | I would not eat them. Not worth it if they are contaminated.
I also wonder how the CDC says all romaine is bad - but only the kosher brands are ok??? |
Bodek states that because they’re grown in hothouses they’re not subject to the same problem as the others...
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tweety1
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 9:30 pm
Cheiny wrote: | Bodek states that because they’re grown in hothouses they’re not subject to the same problem as the others... |
I think you might be mistaken. Positive said that. Bodek said they sent theirs to lab
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tweety1
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 9:31 pm
professor wrote: | Will you eat Bodek or Positive lettuce? If they wash it 3 times? Is it safe? |
Washing I heard, doesn't help the problem. That's what the news was saying.
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PinkFridge
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Thu, Nov 22 2018, 10:02 pm
Stores are usually really careful. If they haven't pulled them, I think it might be ok. I still think I'd pass on it for a while.
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JoyInTheMorning
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Fri, Nov 23 2018, 3:45 am
I don't have fresh Bodek lettuce in any store near me. I usually buy locally grown romaine lettuce and wash it carefully. But that's to check for bugs; washing doesn't get rid of e. coli. For now, I am switching to hydroponic butter lettuce. It is much more expensive unfortunately.
More generally, I am concerned that the frankly disgusting practices of agribusiness -- including using contaminated water to irrigate fields -- have the potential to contaminate many types of produce. There have been cases, for example, of cantaloupes that are contaminated with e. coli. That's not a problem for produce that is cooked. But we eat plenty that is raw, including melons, peppers, and cucumbers.
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Ruchel
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Fri, Nov 23 2018, 4:35 am
I would only refrain from it if it was local to me.
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ra_mom
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Fri, Nov 23 2018, 6:49 am
JoyInTheMorning wrote: | I don't have fresh Bodek lettuce in any store near me. I usually buy locally grown romaine lettuce and wash it carefully. But that's to check for bugs; washing doesn't get rid of e. coli. For now, I am switching to hydroponic butter lettuce. It is much more expensive unfortunately.
More generally, I am concerned that the frankly disgusting practices of agribusiness -- including using contaminated water to irrigate fields -- have the potential to contaminate many types of produce. There have been cases, for example, of cantaloupes that are contaminated with e. coli. That's not a problem for produce that is cooked. But we eat plenty that is raw, including melons, peppers, and cucumbers. |
Who said anything about contaminated water? What about fertilizer made from animal feces?
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Iymnok
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Fri, Nov 23 2018, 7:05 am
Excuse my ignorance, but why not red leaf or loose leaf? They are pretty and easy to check.
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JoyInTheMorning
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Fri, Nov 23 2018, 2:14 pm
Fertilizer has been made from feces for thousands of years. (That's what manure is.) I would have to look this up to be sure, but I thought I had read that over time, bacteria that are harmful to humans decay, so if fertilizer is used in a field, and enough time passes before the produce is harvested, there shouldn't be a problem, other than the yuck factor.
However, if contaminated water -- and I'm talking about water that includes runoff from livestock animals -- is used throughout the growing process, and even after harvesting, those bacteria are alive and thriving on the produce you are eating.
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