U.S. and Canadian-grown produce can be contaminated, too.Yikes! I always read labels and stick with U.S. and Canadian grown produce!
U.S. and Canadian-grown produce can be contaminated, too.
No, but romaine from farms in California has been a source of foodborne illness several times over the past several years. Anything grown outside can be pooped on by birds and animals.Agreed, but I seem to have better luck or fewer incidents of issues with U.S. and Canadian grown. Have you ever read about water used for irrigation in "other" countries?
Nice. I wish I had space for a setup like that. I'd grow basil, too [emoji39]
I remember the Romaine (or something) e-coli scare from California a few years back. It was in the water, but is that in the plant or on the surface?
So I've always wondered... are these germs/bacteria/nasties on the surface of the items? Can they not be washed?
It wasn't downhill - it was across the valley and apparently carried by irrigation water, although it's not certain that the exact way the romaine was contaminated has been identified.In the case of the Romaine lettuce being contaminated, it was because the growing field was downhill from a cow pasture, and the cow manure contaminated the water which ran down to the lettuce field. The e-coli was definitely in the vegetable.
Moral of this story--plant your garden uphill from the cow pasture.
I'm a little surprised that all the articles still say it is only a theory and that it can not be proven positive. They seem to agree it came from the cattle but not how it did.
I think I disagree...
"A hypothesis is a tentative explanation of an observation that can be tested. It acts as a starting point for further explanation. Theory, on the other hand, is an explanation of some aspect of the natural world that’s well-justified by facts, tested hypotheses, and laws."
The hypothesis comes first, then the theory.