On Mar 24, 2:12*pm, Damaeus > wrote:
> In news:rec.food.cooking, Cindy Hamilton >
> posted on Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:44:19 -0700 (PDT) the following:
>
> > On Mar 23, 6:00+AKA-pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> > > Here's a cool site that even has a phone app so you can check you
> > > foods while you shop.
>
> > > It's very interesting and enlightening. +AKA-I'm really bummed about some
> > > of the levels though.
>
> > >http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php
>
> > No. *I rarely wash produce either, unless it looks dirty (or I'm
> > having
> > guests).
>
> You don't wash it at all? *Okay, I know the body handles stuff we eat all
> the time, and we're really never none the wiser on a conscious level. *At
> the same time, I'm all for using the convenient ways of reducing food
> contaminants. *I mean, a bell pepper can roll across the floor, and no
> evidence is on the pepper that it has rolled around on the floor.
>
> And suppose some kid has been picking his nose, then he goes and runs his
> hands over all the bell peppers, or runs his fingers through the salad
> greens? *Or what if someone sneezes on it all and it evaporates. *As angry
> as people are, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them go into the produce
> sections specifically to sneeze all over the produce in hopes of making
> everyone else as sick as they are.

So? What if I grew my own food and got some worm poop in my mouth?

Cindy Hamilton