E. Coli Outbreak do not eat your spinach

John · 09-15-2006, 04:48 PM

This is a very important information. There is an outbreak of E. Colie in at least 20 States here in the U.S.A. The FDA is warning people not to eat there spinach. Supermarkets are taking the spinach off there shelves!

John

Giligan · 09-15-2006, 04:53 PM

Ridiculous. This is obviously a plot by the 9/11 inside people.

*Melanie68* · 09-15-2006, 04:53 PM

Shut up.

This is serious.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01450.html

Intrepid Homoludens · 09-15-2006, 06:51 PM

I think at least one person died that about 50 got sick.

SakSquash · 09-15-2006, 08:30 PM

Uh oh....

Intrepid Homoludens · 09-15-2006, 08:36 PM

This is the one and only time I'm telling you to NOT each your spinach, saksie.

UPtimist · 09-16-2006, 12:31 AM

I'm not trying to sound rude, but that's not the optimal way to go. To spinach...

Giligan · 09-16-2006, 05:22 AM

Now we can have the last word on those health-nuts.

SoccerDude28 · 09-16-2006, 09:54 AM

Just when I decided to start eating healthy and I bought some spinach from the grocery store, this happened. I guess being a couch potatoe sometimes can save your life

Jeysie · 09-16-2006, 11:22 AM

I would note, just for the record, that the warning refers to *bagged* fresh spinach. Says nothing at all about *canned* preserved spinach, or other vegetables, for that matter. So you can still eat your spinach.

Peace & Luv, Liz

Stoofa · 09-16-2006, 11:33 AM

Our supermarkets are removing bagged spinach from the US.

RLacey · 09-16-2006, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeysie

I would note, just for the record, that the warning refers to *bagged* fresh spinach. Says nothing at all about *canned* preserved spinach, or other vegetables, for that matter. So you can still eat your spinach.

Peace & Luv, Liz

But let's be honest here... canned spinach is revolting...

rlpw · 09-16-2006, 03:40 PM

I think the reason that all these folks get sick from things like E-Coli is that we are so isolated that we aren't exposed to these germs at an early age and so do not have an immunity to them when they hit us. In this world of ultra sanitization... get dirty every now and then folks.

*Melanie68* · 09-16-2006, 04:03 PM

I think that's true that we don't challenge our immune systems. However, that doesn't always work with some pathogens.

The strain of E. coli (and there are many, many strains) that is causing the problem is O157:H7 which produces a verotoxin which makes it a very pathogenic strain.

Gordon Bennett · 09-16-2006, 06:42 PM

This stuff must be like kryptonite to Popeye the Sailor Man.

Lucien21 · 09-17-2006, 08:55 AM

I bet Bluto did it.

09-15-2006, 04:48 PM	#1
John Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 31	E. Coli Outbreak do not eat your spinach This is a very important information. There is an outbreak of E. Colie in at least 20 States here in the U.S.A. The FDA is warning people not to eat there spinach. Supermarkets are taking the spinach off there shelves! John Share Share this post on Twitter

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Giligan The Greater Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 6,541	Ridiculous. This is obviously a plot by the 9/11 inside people. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. -Cliff Bleszinski

09-15-2006, 04:53 PM	#3
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	Shut up. This is serious. http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01450.html Share Share this post on Twitter

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I think at least one person died that about 50 got sick. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Uh oh.... Share Share this post on Twitter

09-15-2006, 08:36 PM	#6
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	This is the one and only time I'm telling you to NOT each your spinach, saksie. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

09-16-2006, 12:31 AM	#7
UPtimist Life and times of... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Up there in the mist Posts: 6,025	I'm not trying to sound rude, but that's not the optimal way to go. To spinach... Share Share this post on Twitter

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09-16-2006, 09:54 AM	#9
SoccerDude28 Homer of Kittens Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Francisco, Bay Area Posts: 4,374	Just when I decided to start eating healthy and I bought some spinach from the grocery store, this happened. I guess being a couch potatoe sometimes can save your life Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ -------------------------------------------------- Games I am playing: Jeanne D'Ark (PSP) Firefox rules

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Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	I would note, just for the record, that the warning refers to bagged fresh spinach. Says nothing at all about canned preserved spinach, or other vegetables, for that matter. So you can still eat your spinach. Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Adventures in Roleplaying (Nov. 19): "Maybe it's still in the Elemental Plane of Candy." "Is the Elemental Plane of Candy anything like Willy Wonka's factory?" "If it is, would that mean Oompa Loompas are Candy Elementals?" "Actually, I'm thinking more like the Candyland board game. But, I like this idea better." "I like the idea of Oompa Loompa Elementals."

09-16-2006, 11:33 AM	#11
Stoofa Roar? Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 665	Our supermarkets are removing bagged spinach from the US. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-16-2006, 03:40 PM	#13
rlpw Creepy Father Figure Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Dammit! Posts: 5,107	I think the reason that all these folks get sick from things like E-Coli is that we are so isolated that we aren't exposed to these germs at an early age and so do not have an immunity to them when they hit us. In this world of ultra sanitization... get dirty every now and then folks. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ The Nature Conservancy www.soulpancake.com www.ted.com Twitter

09-16-2006, 04:03 PM	#14
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	I think that's true that we don't challenge our immune systems. However, that doesn't always work with some pathogens. The strain of E. coli (and there are many, many strains) that is causing the problem is O157:H7 which produces a verotoxin which makes it a very pathogenic strain. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-16-2006, 06:42 PM	#15
Gordon Bennett Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 357	This stuff must be like kryptonite to Popeye the Sailor Man. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	I bet Bluto did it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

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