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Salmonella are endemic to chicken. E. Coli have also been found in reusable bags. Fungus and yeasts are also a problem. You don't want these on your salad gree

by chasil 3y ago

Salmonella are endemic to chicken. E. Coli have also been found in reusable bags. Fungus and yeasts are also a problem. You don't want these on your salad greens, fruits, or vegetables. Reusing the bags without washing risks exposure to pathogens. https://polymerinnovationblog.com/reusable-grocery-bags-may-pose-a-health-risk-the-scientific-evidence/ https://polymerinnovationblog.com/reusable-grocery-bags-may-...

littlestymaar 3y ago
Somewhere else in this discussion you posted a study financed by a plastic industry lobby, and now from a plastic chemistry blog, don't you see a pattern?
- chasil 3y ago
  Are these references good enough? https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2827/ https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2827/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/plastic-bag-ban_n_2641430 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/plastic-bag-ban_n_2641430 "The study, released in August, found a spike in San Francisco hospital emergency room treatment due to E. coli infections and a 46 percent increase in deaths from foodborne illness in the three months after the bag ban went into effect in 2007."
  - littlestymaar 3y ago
    authors received monetary support from the American Chemistry Council, a trade group representing the interests of plastic bag manufacturers. > Are these references good enough? Well, what do you think?
    - chasil 3y ago
      I think that if you don't want to wash your reusable bags, then you are very much free to refrain. For the rest of us, there are reasons to consider doing so, as advised by the the New York State Department of Health above.
      - littlestymaar 3y ago
        In general, because they are so stringent, the advice from the department of health don't mean much and are only relevant if you either: - have a depressed immune system (including if you're old) - are a young child It's not something you need to follow blindly when you're healthy. Heck half of the food you can find in the finest restaurant in France is recommended against by US department of health, for instance: - raw milk cheese - raw eggs - “undercooked” meat Sure, washing your bags can't hurt, but that doesn't make a good argument in favor of plastic bags either, and made up “studies” from lobbyist won't make it so. (Department of health also recognizes plastic bags as a choking hazard for infants BTW!)
loeg 3y ago
I don't know what grocery stores are like where you live, but where I live, raw meat comes pre-packaged in plastic, and it is conventional to put it in a 2nd plastic bag before it is bagged with other groceries. Also, I don't know where you live, but it's generally a good idea to wash raw fruits and vegetables before you eat them, whether or not you put them in bags that also contain meat. For all of those reasons and more, I would not bother washing grocery bags.

by chasil 3y ago

littlestymaar 3y ago

Somewhere else in this discussion you posted a study financed by a plastic industry lobby, and now from a plastic chemistry blog, don't you see a pattern?

chasil 3y ago
Are these references good enough? https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2827/ https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2827/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/plastic-bag-ban_n_2641430 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/plastic-bag-ban_n_2641430 "The study, released in August, found a spike in San Francisco hospital emergency room treatment due to E. coli infections and a 46 percent increase in deaths from foodborne illness in the three months after the bag ban went into effect in 2007."
- littlestymaar 3y ago
  authors received monetary support from the American Chemistry Council, a trade group representing the interests of plastic bag manufacturers. > Are these references good enough? Well, what do you think?
  - chasil 3y ago
    I think that if you don't want to wash your reusable bags, then you are very much free to refrain. For the rest of us, there are reasons to consider doing so, as advised by the the New York State Department of Health above.
    - littlestymaar 3y ago
      In general, because they are so stringent, the advice from the department of health don't mean much and are only relevant if you either: - have a depressed immune system (including if you're old) - are a young child It's not something you need to follow blindly when you're healthy. Heck half of the food you can find in the finest restaurant in France is recommended against by US department of health, for instance: - raw milk cheese - raw eggs - “undercooked” meat Sure, washing your bags can't hurt, but that doesn't make a good argument in favor of plastic bags either, and made up “studies” from lobbyist won't make it so. (Department of health also recognizes plastic bags as a choking hazard for infants BTW!)

loeg 3y ago

I don't know what grocery stores are like where you live, but where I live, raw meat comes pre-packaged in plastic, and it is conventional to put it in a 2nd plastic bag before it is bagged with other groceries. Also, I don't know where you live, but it's generally a good idea to wash raw fruits and vegetables before you eat them, whether or not you put them in bags that also contain meat. For all of those reasons and more, I would not bother washing grocery bags.