date:Mar 19, 2019
ny substantial reduction of their microbial loads.
Explaining how washing lettuce could actually make things even worse, she adds: Washing has been identified as a potential pathway for dispersion of microorganisms from one site to another. removing the bacteria from initially localised contaminated parts and spread them to the rest of non- contaminated leafy green vegetables.
However, there is currently no safer way to wash salad in a domestic kitchen. So despite this, the researchers still