The e. coli spinach problem
I might be a little late to the party on the news that packaged spinach grown in the States is contaminated with e. coli. Yes, I know not all spinach, and I know that the problematic spinach has been tracked to a few farms and the problem is being contained. I haven’t been following the story too closely, but I have to wonder how we might have made our own problem with the factory farms that feed us.
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Actually, this is more of a problem of organic farming (the source is a large organic farm) rather than traditional factory farms. This is fine for some types of farming, but when you have things like spinach and other veggies that are served raw, using animal manure as fertilizer ain’t exactly a good idea.
Excellent point Tara! It’s true that animal-based organic fertilizer (read manure) poses a risk, especially if it isn’t composted first.
SOmebody recently wrote the limerick about the spinach and e-.coli. Was it because of this topic?
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