[lisaanne]

I have been washing my raw veggies in a sink full of water with 2 to 3 tablespoons of 5% food grade hydogen peroxide to rid them of any nasties for many years. I make the 5% solution from 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide. I have been reading about the E. coli scare on raw packaged spinach and wondered about the effectiveness of my washing method. I also soak sprouting seeds with some 5% food grade hydrogen peroxide and mist the sprouts daily with a 5% solution. I was under the impression from all I have read about food grade hydrogen peroxide that this kills E. coli, etc. Does anyone else know about this? Thanks for any input/advice!

 

[Tesseract]

Well, they're saying washing it won't render it safe, so I'd stick with cooking it thoroughly or throwing it out.

 

[orapunzel]

I use the stuff from the store (yes, it is okay to use for a rinse) and vinegar. Gets rid of nearly all of them. However, you must spray them separately... not combine in same bottle. (Won't have same effect.)

Here's an artcle about a study that was done on the topic:

http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_...28_96/food.htm

 

[froggythefrog]

Though I am sure this would work, I would still stay on the safe side and cook my spinach for now.