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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

To think all this could have been avoided if they had just bought (and used) a salad spinner...

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    From what I understand, that's not a super reliable way to avoid it. You pretty much have to cook your lettuce to kill it.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    I watched a guest on The Bulwark say it's a single cell parasite and almost impossible to wash off anything that's not smooth. It really hides in the nooks and crannies.

    So it'd be impossible to really clean something like a raspberry. You might could carefully remove and dispose of the outer leaves of a head of iceburg lettuce and be safe.

    And that if it's in a water supply that's coating the crops we are really in for a shitshow.

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