Do you believe the recent spinach and lettuce problem is E coli or pesticide poison?

Answer 1

Hello! They use manure to fertilize crops and E Coli comes from the manure. The pesticides will wash off, E Coli won't.

Answer 2

Escherichia coli , usually abbreviated to E. coli, (coli is latin for "of the colon") discovered by Theodor Escherich, a German pediatrician and bacteriologist, is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of mammals, known as gut flora. Specimens have also been located on the edge of hot springs. According to US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the E. coli strain O157:H7, one of hundreds of strains of the bacterium E. coli, causes illness in humans. Presence in surface water is a common indicator of fecal contamination. It belongs among the Enterobacteriaceae, and is commonly used as a model organism for bacteria in general. One of the root words of the family's scientific name, "enteric", refers to the intestine, and is often used synonymously with "fecal".

I do not think E. Coli would be found in the pesticides the more likely answer is the water supply may be contaminated. There is no evidence it is from factory farming the source could be sewage coming in contact with the water supply or possibly a deer sneaking onto the field and doing his business.

Answer 3

Kay is right. The E-Coli in the ground water is the result of factory farming. Feeding grain to cattle creates an acidic envorment in the cow's digestive tract (it's normally a neutral pH) This acidic envorment allows this type of E-coli to thrive.

Answer 4

It's obviously not pesticide poison because the contaminated spinach came from organic farms...

Answer 5

E coli

Answer 6

I have heard the contamination is coming from the ground water and growing into the vegetables.