2006-10-08 14:26:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The E. coli bacteria is found in the digestive tract of most animals. It is also in soil. It is essential to humans because it produces vitamin K. The specific E. coli bacteria O157:H7 is very pathogenic to humans sometimes causing hemolytic uremic syndrome. This same bacteria infects animals but does not cause disease symptoms in them. The manure from infected cows may be used for fertilizer or runoff sewage from a feed lot may contaminate the irrigation water. The resultant plants will have the E. coli bacteria inside their stems and leaves. That is why rinsing the vegetables is not sufficient. Cooking destroys E. coli but unlike spinach, few people eat cooked lettuce.
2006-10-09 05:03:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The e-coli bacteria would come from animal feces. The e-coli in human intestines is different from say the e-coli from a cow found in ground beef. The animal strains are pathogenic to humans.
2006-10-08 15:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that is what they are trying to figure out. Ecoli is in the waste of animals, including humans. It is the workers are using the field as a toilet OR is it the unprocessed animal waste the farm is using for fertilizer (natural not chemical) OR is it bad processing OR is it the plastic.
2006-10-08 14:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by banananose_89117 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ofcourse you may devour spinach,you in basic terms could prepare dinner it or upload another seosoning.i'm unlikely to stop ingesting spinach,how do you stop popeye from ingesting spinach. No way Jose
2016-12-08 11:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by jeniffer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is coming from the ground water and growing into the spinach.
2006-10-08 14:28:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The workers go to the bathroom and have nowhere to wash their hands, if they poo in the field or in a port-a-potty they still do not wash their hands. Think about it, have you ever seen a nice clean bathroom with running water next to a field?
2006-10-08 14:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by ladybug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coulda been the fertilizer or people pissin an chittin in the feild as it is found in human fecise
2006-10-08 14:29:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The things they say causes the problem has been going on sence day one. So why is it just now a problem
2006-10-08 14:36:08 · answer #8 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the people not washing their hands so it builds up. . .E Coli is a common bacteria mainly found in the intestines so think about it. . .
2006-10-08 14:28:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
From the workers peeing and pooping in the fields.
2006-10-08 14:29:18 · answer #10 · answered by marilyn b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋