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Its been a very busy summer , and now that there is snow falling almost
every day, I figured I better get around to this.

Last May in Science News, a very good weekly magazine, there was a short
article on spraying raw vegetables sold at supermarkets with a combo of two
solutions to sanitize the vegis . the first being 3 percent hydrogen
peroxide, the same strength available at the drug store, then spraying a
mist of vinegar. sounds sorta scary...

the whole point of the story run last May was that this process was being
used by some stores now as a method to prolong shelf life of produce and
make them safer for the general public. we don't live there.

below is a copy of an older story from '96 that was referenced, that goes
into a little more detail.

I really wanted to follow this up further before posting, but it took me
this long just to get it this far, if anyone has more time, good luck

dick flaharty
fairbanks, alaska

http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arch/9-28-96/food.htm


How to disinfect your salad

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References:

Nathan, R. 1996. Japan's E. coli outbreak elicits fear, anger. Nature
Medicine 2(September):956.

Peters, D., S.S. Sumner, et al. 1996.  Control of pathogenic bacteria on
fresh produce, a paper (abstract #168) presented in Seattle on July 2 at the
83rd annual meeting of International Association of Milk, Food and
Environmental Sanitarians.

Richert, R., J. Albrecht, S.S. Sumner, et al. 1995. Survival and growth of
E. coli O157:H7 on produce. 1995. Journal of Food Protection
58(Supplement):19.

Further readings:

Armstrong, G.L., J. Hollingsworth, and J.G. Morris, Jr.  1996.  Emerging
foodborne pathogens:  Escherichia coli O157:H7 as a model of entry of a new
pathogen into the food supply of the developed world.  Epidemiologic Reviews
18:29.

Raloff, J. 1996. Sponges and sinks and rags, oh my! Science News 150(Sept.
14):172.

Sources:

International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians
6200 Aurora Avenue, Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50333-2863
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Susan Sumner
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0418
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

This week's Food for Thought is prepared by Janet Raloff, senior editor of
Science News.