is it safe to eat the pre-made salad mixes bagged in grocery stores? I love the veggie lovers blend but I have been hearing about the people getting sick from eating spinach, etc and I am scared to buy it.
2006-11-03 11:51:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The spinach (and other stuff) in those pre-packaged salads is safe to eat. The spinach that caused the e. coli illnesses recently was traced back to a particular grower in California. Any of the producers of the bagged salads (Dole, for example) stopped using any spinach that may have come from those growers. And it's not likely that you'd find a bagged salad that was manufactured BEFORE the e. coli reports---that salad would be months old, and therefore pulled off store shelves long ago.
One word of advice: even though the bagged salads say "pre-washed" on the bag, you should still wash the greens by immersing them in water, then allowing them to dry (a salad "spinner" works really well). Leafy vegetables hold onto a lot of dirt, so re-washing is recommended.
2006-11-03 12:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you check to make sure it does not come from California it is safe to eat. This is where all of the tainted spinach came from. Although it is more convienent to use the salad mixes it is much cheaper to buy the heads of lettuce and make your own. That way you know what you are getting.
2006-11-03 20:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I talked to our grocery store manager today, and he is not investing in too much of the bagged stuff yet. He says that 20 states had people get really sick and no one knows the cause. I would not eat it and skip it at restaurants too, until the cause is discovered. Who knows, it could be food tampering?! I hope not because I miss my spring greens so much. My doctor told me to start growing my own, even indoors. It was so simple just to buy a bag and go home and have lunch. Best of luck to you in finding your solution!
2006-11-03 19:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by whrldpz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I steer clear of those pre-made salad in the bag, because they taste like the bag they reside in.
2006-11-03 23:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by Rat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You heard correctly. I've stopped eating packaged salad and vegetables too. Smart move!
2006-11-03 19:54:22 · answer #5 · answered by Bijous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The packaged veggies are made out of the same thing as whole head lettuce etc....
2006-11-03 19:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's fine now. They settled the spinach ecoli breakout weeks ago.
2006-11-03 20:04:13 · answer #7 · answered by eehco 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no safe at all.. better to prepare my own salad at home.
I think only boiled vegetables serve hot is safe!
2006-11-04 00:14:05 · answer #8 · answered by aquamaluckbean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would go ahead and wash it again when you get it. they say it is prewashed but i am not sure how well.
2006-11-03 20:00:34 · answer #9 · answered by tera_duke 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not touchin that stuff again.
2006-11-03 19:53:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋