OK, so this post is a little delayed. We all already know about the e-coli in the spinach crops. But I didn’t know this:

Food health experts say the germ can be spread a multitude of ways – by manure, by contaminated irrigation water, by farmhands relieving themselves in the field, by inadequate washing by processors, by insufficient refrigeration that promotes the growth of bacteria in sealed bags of salad greens.

Leafy vegetables are the second leading source of E. coli infections in the United States, behind ground beef, but the government relies primarily on voluntary safety steps by farmers and packagers to prevent outbreaks.

Let me point this out again…

the government relies primarily on voluntary safety steps by farmers and packagers to prevent outbreaks

I find this outragous! Aren’t there laws that control how food is processed and packaged? And why are these “voluntary safety steps”? Aren’t there industy standards enforced by the food and drug administration that prevent this kind of large scale e-coli (or any other bacteria for that matter) problems?

I suppose that after reading this: Leafy vegetables are the second leading source of E. coli infections We should all take a serious look at the laws and regulations surrounding the growing and packaging veggies and fruits that we a encouraged to eat RAW and to eat more of for good health.

Oh I almost forgot!
🙂 Guess what kids!? You don’t have to eat your spinach! 🙂

–Trina