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21st August 2012

It is there on every packet of salad: ‘wash before eating’. But how many of us will simply rip open the wrapping and empty the contents into a salad bowl, or tear it into a sandwich without a second thought?

Doing so could yield unpleasant results, says the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Government’s advisory body.

Last year, Spanish cucumbers and German beansprouts made headlines worldwide as being possible sources of a deadly outbreak. A variety of the bacterium E.coli that was pathogenic (capable of causing infection) had killed six people and left almost 300 very ill in Germany.

Most of us are aware of the risk of food poisoning from meat and poultry if they’re not properly stored, handled or cooked, but we don’t tend to think of vegetables and fruit as posing a risk to our health.

FSA chief scientist Andrew Wadge says: ‘Recent E.coli outbreaks linked with vegetables have shown that handling fresh produce can also spread harmful bacteria.’

Yet the FSA’s research revealed public complacency. ‘Perceived risk of food poisoning from vegetables was low, whereas most people questioned were cautious when handling meat,’ Wadge says.

But really, how much danger can lettuce pose? And besides, doesn’t a bit of dirt do us good?

To find out, The Mail on Sunday conducted a special investigation – and discovered food-poisoning bacteria could be present in one in 20 lettuces in some supermarkets.

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Two more E.coli cases confirmed in Orkney

27th August 2012

It has been confirmed that two more of the five cases originally being investigated by NHS Orkney and Orkney Islands Council have the E. coli O157 infection. The original two confirmed cases of E. coli O157 are still receiving trea... ...read on

Another Irish beach closed for swimming after E.coli found in the water

24th August 2012

Grattan Beach in Salthill, Galway, has become the eighth beach in the space of a week to be closed after bathing-water sampling showed E coli levels breached EU mandatory permitted levels. It is claimed that excessive rainfall over the past week has been a major contr... ...read on

E.coli in Orkney

21st August 2012

NHS Orkney has reported that 5 cases of E.coli infection, with 2 people receiving treatment in hospital for the O157 strain. The cases have occurred in two different areas of Orkney and there is no current indication that ther... ...read on

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21st August 2012

It is there on every packet of salad: ‘wash before eating’. But how many of us will simply rip open the wrapping and empty the contents into a salad bowl, or tear it into a sandwich without a second thought? ... ...read on

Beaches closed to bathers after E.coli found in water

21st August 2012

Due to the heavy rainfall over the last two months, Cork County Council has advised that levels of E.coli at a number of Cork beaches have breached EU mandatory permitted values. Swimming has therefore been banned in blue flag beaches at Garretstown, Redbarn, and Garr... ...read on

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