2006-09-18 06:51:57 · 11 answers · asked by nicolenewcanaan 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
i didn't buy it my roommate did today, and & told her to bring it back. thanks everyone.
2006-09-18 07:15:31 · update #1
why dont you just eat something else?! theres alot of vegetables out there for you that are good for the body and have the same effect as the spinach. even though the packaging was from before the contamination started.... think about it this way, the bacteria had to start from SOMEWHERE so you never know if it's in your package. They did say cooked spinach was okay but now they're changing that. The news will now tell you to simply just throw your spinaches away. don't matter if it's prepackaged or just straight from the vegetable rack. I wouldn't risk it. cook something else for dinner. =)
2006-09-18 07:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by swtnsoursauce1o9 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to the Center for Disease Control...
ADVICE FOR CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS OUTBREAK
FDA has advised consumers not to eat fresh spinach at this time.
Persons who develop a diarrheal illness and who ate fresh spinach in the previous week should contact their health-care provider and have a stool specimen tested for E. coli O157.
Persons who ate fresh spinach and feel well do not need to see a health-care provider
GENERAL ADVICE FOR CONSUMERS ABOUT E. COLI O157 IN PRODUCE
E. coli O157 is highly susceptible to heat. For example, E. coli strains in water are killed after 1 minute of boiling. Cooking vegetables well will kill E. coli. Ideally, food that will be consumed without cooking should be safe to eat. However, bacteria stick to produce even when it is washed, and sometimes the bacteria are inside the produce. These are some things consumers can do to protect themselves from bacteria in produce consumed without cooking:
- Wash produce with clean cool running water just before eating and cut away damaged areas. (Firm produce can also be scrubbed with a brush.)
- Peel fruits and remove the outer leaves of leafy vegetables.
- Refrigerate cut produce
- Wash hands before handling food and in between handling different types of food
- Avoid cross-contamination – use a different knife and cutting board for meat and produce.
- Avoid drinking unpasteurized juice.
- Supermarkets and restaurants can require their suppliers to provide proof that produce is handled using the best hygienic practices all the way from the farm to the table.
So, there you have it. If you absolutely must eat that spinach, boil it for at least a minute. The CDC (and common sense) suggest that you just discard it, however. People have died from this - do you really want to put your health at risk for a couple dollars' worth of spinach?
2006-09-18 07:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The news report said that ONLY fresh spinach was tainted, so I assume that canned or frozen is ok
2006-09-18 06:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by alc60156 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yuck!!! Spinach tastes like you-know-what. Totally!!! Eat higher on the hog like with a nice bowl of turnip greens flavored with fat-back, a dash of vinegar and some salt.
And the "juice"? The pot-liquor? Sop; it up with cornbread, y'all.
Wow, you know?
2006-09-18 07:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
..yes, frozen or canned is the way to go..actually anything if it's cooked through..i put frozen spinach on a pizza i made this weekend, and haven't had any nasty side effects yet..
2006-09-18 07:00:14 · answer #5 · answered by weilaphobia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it was packaged way before the contaminated spinach was released
2006-09-18 06:54:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't give him rice please!! If it is under cooked it could kill him her is a food you can make him. Oh and the dog / cat or human salvia can kill your bird!! Her is a list of food I serve my birds Beans (cooked) Broccoli cabbage carrots cauiflower cerery corn cucumbers hot peppers kale parsley yams apples bannas barries canatloup figs grapes kiwis mango's (he will love it) oranges papayas pears pinapples plums tangerines Plums peaches TOXIC FOOD DON"T GIVE HIM -sugary foods -fatty foods -pits of fruit -human fruit seeds -chocalate -mushrooms -dried beans -avocado -raw onions -alchol -caffeine -pop / carbonated stuff
2016-03-27 07:46:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, only the bagged salad is at risk.
2006-09-18 06:59:29 · answer #8 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask popeye!
What happened to this spinich thing anyway huh? That's scary!
Keep watching the NEWS.
2006-09-18 07:06:01 · answer #9 · answered by Cherries 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, its all ok if its cooked...they just said so on the news!
2006-09-18 06:53:50 · answer #10 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋