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August 08, 2022
Experts recommend re-washing packaged salads, lettuce, iceberg, spinach, etc. after purchasing them.
Packaged and pre-washed lettuces and salads that are ready to use without washing are harmful to health due to the presence of bacteria .
In the analysis of the exposure of different vegetables and salad, a connection was established between the appearance of infections and the consumption of pre-cut, washed, packaged and ready-to-eat salad .
Most ready-made salads do not undergo heat or chemical treatment that kills pathogens, but are washed only with water, explains Professor Pennington, an expert in bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen .
Placed in this way in a plastic bag and sealed, lettuce is at greater risk of developing and multiplying bacteria.
This makes packaged salads the most dangerous product in supermarkets. According to Pennington, even eating a hamburger can be safer than eating washed and packaged salads.
Experts recommend re-washing packaged salads, lettuce, iceberg , spinach, etc. after purchasing them.