On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:54:28 -0700, Marcella Peek
> wrote:

>In article >, Tracy > wrote:
>>
>> Do you wash?
>>
>>
>> -Tracy
>
>Meats? No. I've always heard that the drippy water spreads more stuff
>around than it washes away.
>
>Produce I always wash though. I was horrified when taking a cooking
>class at a local store. The "chef" was making a salad with greens and
>pear and used the greens right out of the bag (which I know is supposed
>to be ok but is slightly icky to me) and said there was no need to wash
>the pear because it was organic. huh? There's no dirt, bugs or bird
>poop on organic farms?
>
The only time I tuned into what they do to the bagged stuff, I learned
they were washed three times before being bagged. Has that changed?


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