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Title: This raw vegetable is just as risky to eat as raw meat
Post by: rcjordan on February 23, 2018, 06:58:12 PM
http://ovens.reviewed.com/features/this-is-the-one-food-you-should-probably-just-never-eat

Food Poisoning 101
Title: Re: This raw vegetable is just as risky to eat as raw meat
Post by: DrCool on February 23, 2018, 07:22:21 PM
I used to eat alfalfa sprout and peanut butter sandwiches as a kid all the time. And I actually liked them. Always hated bean sprouts though.
Title: Re: This raw vegetable is just as risky to eat as raw meat
Post by: ergophobe on February 23, 2018, 07:27:34 PM
When I go to a salad bar and see them, I sometimes add a few and vaguely think "why do I never have these at home?"

Now I have an answer.
Title: Re: This raw vegetable is just as risky to eat as raw meat
Post by: rcjordan on February 23, 2018, 10:43:16 PM
In the other post about the food safety site, I mentioned fresh, green leafy veggies kept showing up (particularly packed spinach)

FDA Finds Hazards Lurking In Parsley, Cilantro, Guacamole

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/23/588336210/fda-finds-hazards-lurking-in-parsley-cilantro-guacamole
Title: Re: This raw vegetable is just as risky to eat as raw meat
Post by: martinibuster on February 24, 2018, 07:53:20 AM
There's e coli in soil everywhere, lot more common than people are aware of.  Eating raw veggies is indeed a gamble.

Which is one of the reasons I hate salads. The other reason is that it's understood that cooked foods unlock more of the vitamins.
Title: Re: This raw vegetable is just as risky to eat as raw meat
Post by: rcjordan on February 24, 2018, 05:14:20 PM
In 2011, listeria in whole cantaloupes are known to have killed almost 40 people in a nationwide outbreak.