[Gpdd] [GPDD] Health - Spinach update
Kathy
kathma25 at psouth.net
Mon Sep 18 10:25:48 EDT 2006
My husband use to go to the produce market in Boston to pick up produce for
his BIL business. He told me that all of it was just dumped into a huge bin.
Then they package it into the different companies plastic bags right there.
So I can see why they do not know where it came from. I heard the same thing
is done in California.
I almost bought some the other day. The bag was so large it would have gone
bad before I used it. Besides the store salad bar I hardly ever eat spinach.
Kathy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susi Eastin" <
There's another story today on CNN.com about the
spinach problem, might be worth looking at.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1535476,00.html?cnn=yes
"How Ready-to-Eat Spinach Is Only Part of the ...Problem A food safety
expert says it likely came from processing the
produce right in the fields, a practice that's become much
more common"
So it's not just spinach that's at risk, and we need to stay
informed and let these companies know how we feel about
it to keep them responsible.
One thing I did find interesting in the article, that apparently
this spinach is safe if it's cooked. That would eliminate it's
being wasted, but I'll bet there's none of it left now to cook!
Another good reason to raise our own, if we're able!
Susi & the OP's
Snowy suggest all pigs have their own fine
gardens that they can stroll through at
their leisure, in between naps.
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