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And she said the same tank of water could be used for up to eight hours at a time, reducing the sanitising effect.
Experts warn that anything grown in soil can potentially have come into contact with harmful bugs. The bacteria are released by cattle and get into groundwater, potentially then ending up on fruit and vegetables.
Salad requires plenty of water to grow and if that water is contaminated by bugs such as listeria or salmonella, they can live in salad cells until eaten – and washing it does not make a difference.
In 2013, Sainsbury's recalled all its own-brand bagged watercress because of an E. coli outbreak that made 18 people ill.
Professor Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of microbiology at the University of Aberdeen, has previously claimed that certain types of bacteria found in pre-cut salad bags could be almost impossible to kill.
His claim followed a Health Protection Agency investigation into an outbreak of Cryptosporidium infections, linked to ready-to-eat salads, affecting around 300 people in England and Scotland in May 2012.
In a subsequent analysis of different salad vegetables a significant association was found between infection and the consumption of pre-cut spinach.
In her book, Miss Blythman highlights the secret ingredients used by the food industry that are often not declared on the packaging.
Many of them are down to advances in technology and are substitutes for real food ingredients, making the finished product cheaper, for example, an enzyme that replicates the taste of butter and a citric acid that can be painted onto fruit and vegetables to keep them looking fresh.
She warns that certain food labels may not mean quite what they seem. “Added vitamins” can include a man-made vitamin C synthesised from the fermentation of GM corn while artificial vitamin E is commonly derived from petrol.
She warns there is barely any difference between “natural” colourings and flavourings and artificial ones whilst that “diet” sweeteners can cause weight gain and increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Food that has been “packaged in a protective atmosphere” means that it has been “gassed” in modified air to extend its shelf life.
Experts warn that anything grown in soil can potentially have come into contact with harmful bugs. The bacteria are released by cattle and get into groundwater, potentially then ending up on fruit and vegetables.
Salad requires plenty of water to grow and if that water is contaminated by bugs such as listeria or salmonella, they can live in salad cells until eaten – and washing it does not make a difference.
In 2013, Sainsbury's recalled all its own-brand bagged watercress because of an E. coli outbreak that made 18 people ill.
Professor Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of microbiology at the University of Aberdeen, has previously claimed that certain types of bacteria found in pre-cut salad bags could be almost impossible to kill.
His claim followed a Health Protection Agency investigation into an outbreak of Cryptosporidium infections, linked to ready-to-eat salads, affecting around 300 people in England and Scotland in May 2012.
In a subsequent analysis of different salad vegetables a significant association was found between infection and the consumption of pre-cut spinach.
In her book, Miss Blythman highlights the secret ingredients used by the food industry that are often not declared on the packaging.
Many of them are down to advances in technology and are substitutes for real food ingredients, making the finished product cheaper, for example, an enzyme that replicates the taste of butter and a citric acid that can be painted onto fruit and vegetables to keep them looking fresh.
She warns that certain food labels may not mean quite what they seem. “Added vitamins” can include a man-made vitamin C synthesised from the fermentation of GM corn while artificial vitamin E is commonly derived from petrol.
She warns there is barely any difference between “natural” colourings and flavourings and artificial ones whilst that “diet” sweeteners can cause weight gain and increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes.
Food that has been “packaged in a protective atmosphere” means that it has been “gassed” in modified air to extend its shelf life.
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