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09-16-2006, 11:36 AM
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Did you catch the news about the e coli in spinach?
And did you catch that the e coli was IN the spinach, not on the leaves? That was a shocker to me... Here's a link to the pbs thread that gave me the idea for the title of this thread: http://discussions.pbs.org/viewtopic.pbs?p=446001
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09-16-2006, 02:23 PM
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Just some information on E. coli. Escherichia Coli is a whole class of bacteria. Most are harmless; many live in the human gut causing no problems. One strain E. coli 0157:H7 is a major cause of foodborne illness. This strain is often found in the intestines of healthy cattle or in their manure. Many people get infected with E. coli after eating uncooked beef. And also from raw milk, unpasteurized fruit juices and produce. Humans can spread it thru the bacteria in their stools.
As far as E. coli IN the leaves, researchers are "examining" whether spinach and other vegetables can absorb E. coli and carry the bacteria within their leaves. Otherwise, it can be too tightly bound to the leaves to be able to wash it off. Kitt |
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09-16-2006, 02:25 PM
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Now, maybe the picture was wrong, and the commentary was wrong, but they were saying that the e coli went up into the plant and then set up its life cycle inside the plant...
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09-16-2006, 02:41 PM
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Are you talking about this stuff?
 I hear it's to die for...  (Popeye's Kryptonite...  )Much love and
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09-16-2006, 03:13 PM
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Hi Ponyboy,
is that it? I don't remember seeing an actual package on the news. gosh, it looks so healthy. I'm going to go see if I can find a link to the news clip I heard yesterday where they were saying it was INSIDE the plants.... I mean... then wouldn't it be possible with lettuce and other things we eat raw... or... did eat raw.
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09-16-2006, 03:45 PM
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Well, I've found this video from NBC which says that even frozen spinach may contain the e coli and it may still be dangerous...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14841731/ but I cannot find a link to the graphics which showed the e coli in the cells of the leaves....
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