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What I've heard (and I'm only citing unverified word of mouth) is that E.Coli is within the leaf itself, it comes from the water it used. You cannot wash it off
by TheCapn 8y ago
What I've heard (and I'm only citing unverified word of mouth) is that E.Coli is within the leaf itself, it comes from the water it used. You cannot wash it off or clean it. An infected head of lettuce is garbage.
- heedlessly3 8y agowhat if you boil the vegetables in water?
- panarky 8y agoUgh. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01140671003767834 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/011406710037678... Skip down to the section on "Internalization of bacteria into deeper plant tissues"