I eat spinach before I handle my tool.
Don't handle your tool too much Von
I eat spinach before I handle my tool.
Don't handle your tool too much Von
yeah dude. it's not sterile.
I am familiar with potassium permanganate, but only in aquatic applications, mostly as a binder and chelater to pull particulate matter out of the water column. It's a lovely shade of purple, isn't it? In fact, it's my favorite purple stain!
I learned the most about these things while working at a large public aquarium in southern California.
I believe the salmonella in the spinach came from processing and packaging (washing), not through roots. Where are you picking up this shit? Root hairs are not drinking straws. If you went to those same fields in 2006, picked some spinach, took it home, washed it, cooked it and ate it, you would be just fine. If you ate the spinach that went through the packaging plant, you got sick.
The obvious solution to the 2006 spinach catastrophe is to grow food like it comes from nature once again. Local, seasonal, fresh food farmed sustainably is the answer. The problem is the factory farming model.
to protect yourself from salmonella all you need to do is wash things and not eat contaminated food. Dettol is of no help here, nor is bleach.
Boric acid - especially effective antifungal, so if you have ringworm it's great to add to the laundry machine.
No, the spinach was contaminated on the fields and inside the leaves, not on the outside of the leaves, that was the problem.Wassing didn't help a damn thing.The water which was used by the farmers was contaminated by a ranch nearby of those fields.
BTW you don't use Dettol on your food, it's only for topical purposes to clean area's like the bathroom, kitchen etc, but it is not for washing your food.The Dettol sold here doesn't contain pine oil, only the chlorine compound.
Namaste
No sir you are misinformed. Here is a CDC FAQ about the incident. You can read for youself that the outbreak was limitec to a single processor. Otyer processors using the same spinach had no issues.
http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2006/september/qa.htm
You almost had me there. I almost considered the possibility that spinach can ingest bacteria via roots and have them show up in the leaves. There is a barrier to cross you seem to be forgetting completely. Your story should have made no sense to you, which should have resulted in research to explain this fantastic development in science.
good link mad! but there is one piece of information that i think should be in there ...... where did the salmonella come from in the first place? my guess would be that there is a chicken rancher someplace with a whole bunch or infected stock, but if the CDC mentioned that folks might start looking at our food supply a little harder. gee..... that could be bad ..... people thinking and stuff. where could that lead? i am sure that yet again they have our best interests in mind
. E coli is everywhere dirt is. Absent human intervention like careless use of antibiotics, this arrangement is fine for everyone. Mild strains dominate and the system is healthy.
In this case, the processor gave e coli a special place to grow uninhibited, then spread it to the spinach.
The original contaminant came from the field, but improper handling caused the disaster. So we have a more virulent strain, plus conditions perfect for culturing it. To make a perfect storm, the produce was marketed to consumers likely to eat it raw or wilted
. E coli is everywhere dirt is. Absent human intervention like careless use of antibiotics, this arrangement is fine for everyone. Mild strains dominate and the system is healthy.
In this case, the processor gave e coli a special place to grow uninhibited, then spread it to the spinach.
The original contaminant came from the field, but improper handling caused the disaster. So we have a more virulent strain, plus conditions perfect for culturing it. To make a perfect storm, the produce was marketed to consumers likely to eat it raw or wilted
absolutely 110% with you on the E coli thing, but now other stuff is showing up in the food.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/10/spinach-recall-in-california-due-to-salmonella/
my fear is stories like this will make some lobbyist come up with the argument that organic is bad because it can spread disease .... i know that sounds stupid, but i could see it happening. we are talking about government after all
...fortunately the science is pretty well unanimous
You mean the scientific community isn't divided? That would be a relief, as they'd have to be vocal against Monsanto.