Lettuce Suspected in Taco Bell E. Coli outbreak....

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

Just like the spinach e. coli outbreak a month or so ago, that killed several people and sickened 200... it is suspected that animal feces (I might add this is fresh feces from all sorts of domestic animals) is used to fertilize commercial vegetable crops. E. coli is a bacteria found in the gut of animals. This is what they're spraying on our foods, and it continues today.

Now I don't have a problem with using some old decomposed horse manure in the garden, but when they're taking this slop pretty much fresh from the pigpen and cattle feces pits, and spraying it on the vegetables, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this isn't right. I'll pass on the salad please.

Vernon

 

[Tom in Victoria]

Good point Vernon. I had not thought that anyone would take a fresh liquid manure and spray it on growing human food crops. Deadly and disgusting! I had wondered about the workers in the fields; how about toilets and some means of washing hands ? I suspect little in the way of any good hygiene supervision of field workers.

Think I'll pass on the salad too!

 

[copperhead]

First they blamed green onions, then white onions, now lettuce.

I don't think they know jack.

So, i ask again, why just Taco Bell? Its got to be the meat.

 

[brandon]

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[Fred (S. Indiana)]

On what is clean for fertilizing vegetables, what kind of manure,etc.Yeah, the way they are producing food for the masses could lead to our extinction, just like the natives of the Copon valley. By the way, try Taco Johns if you have one in your area, the burritos are muey bueno...............

 

[copperhead]

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[General Ray]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[copperhead]

The statistics of bacteria laden meats in this country is staggering. How anyone can eat rare or medium rare meat is beyond me.

I cook my steak where a 45acp will ricochet off of it.

 

[Fred (S. Indiana)]

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[brandon]

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[Ed SW Fla]

Scarry, huh?
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[Craig in Alabama]

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[AllenOK]

E. Coli is present on surface of many steaks. However, the bacteria does NOT penetrate into the meat itself. So, as long as you cook the exterior of the cut to a high enough temperature to kill the bacteria, you're fine.

The problem with GROUND meat, is that because it's "ground", the entire bulk of the product can be considered surface area, and can possibly be contaminated with E. Coli. If you cook a hamburger medium, the bacteria present on the surface of the patty is killed, while the bacteria on the interior is alive and thriving.

Any time you buy fresh produce, look and see if there is any dirt on it, anywhere. If you see any, THAT DIRT PROBABLY CONTAINS E. COLI BACTERIA! Wash it off! What's worse, is that some vegetables, because of the way they grow, can trap dirt and grime within the veggies, that make it harder to clean off. The biggest offenders are Lettuces (which rarely get cooked), Leeks, Spinach, gourds, etc. Anything that grows in close proximity to the dirt can become contaminated.

Nowadays, restaurants are REQUIRED to have a disclaimer in their menu warning about the dangers of consuming raw or uncooked meats, eggs, etc.

HH from Allen in OK

 

[James in Alabama]

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[mike(swWash)]

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[copperhead]

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[copperhead]

All I gotta do now is find a restaurant that has menus

 

[Fred (S. Indiana)]

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[Fred (S. Indiana)]

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