Leafy Greens Can Kill You!

Periodically there are outbreaks of sickness attributable to consuming contaminated leafy greens. The contaminants are often micro organism equivalent to E coli and Salmonella. The sickness is often diarrhea, typically with stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting. And uncommon deaths.

Cathe Friedrich published an interesting article about this phenomenon. Listed here are a couple of bullet factors (I haven’t independently verified):

• Leafy greens equivalent to lettuce are linked to 22% of meals poisoning outbreaks over during the last 10 years
• The riskiest leafy inexperienced is bagged, ready-to-serve lettuce

Just a few methods to keep away from foodborne sickness:

• Keep away from pre-packaged leafy greens
• Keep away from sprouts
• Hold the produce refrigerated and dry
• Eat earlier than the expiration date

Click on for leafy green food safety tips from the Canadian government.

Click on for a harrowing story at Consumer Reports about E coli poisoning from romaine lettuce.

Consumer Reports article on the safest ways to eat salad.

Steve Parker, M.D.

h/t Jan at The Low Carb Diabetic