Who loves salad?
I certainly do! My daddy always said to mama, "Dot, don't give me any more of that rabbit food! I've had enough!" He would eat it sometimes but she couldn't put it before him all the time. He was a meat and potatoes man! (wonder why my girls call me Ron Swanson, guess it is inherited, but I love all meats and veggies!)
It has become increasingly dangerous to eat salad lately, at home or in a restaurant. There have been so many warnings and recalls on Romaine. Many people have gotten sick, some have died.
This past November a recall on some grown in Salinas California because of E. coli. January 15th the CDC stated that it appears to be over. That is still enough to steer me away from it for a while.
We had some in the house over November and December that I'd purchased from Sam's Club. We threw it away.
Why is this happening to the Romaine? Contaminated irrigation water, cattle feedlots, manure.
Unsanitary growing conditions would be my guess. Personally, as I'm known for keeping CAFOs away from our area that could be a reason for sure. Either way, it's a sad thing to worry constantly about food sources.
Working with strawberries over the years and watching knowing the irrigation sources have to be as clean as possible. One main concern is how clean the workers' hands etc, are when harvesting produce. I think many things could factor into it.
I don't wish my family nor I to be a statistic with kidney disease and many other health issues that could come from eating a salad!
It's enough to make you grow your own!
