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Monday, November 24, 2003If it's the onions, why aren't people dying here? Everybody here eats them. There should be a ton of people sick here. They're the same onions,' he said. They aren't getting sick there because they're immune to the diseases that their water carries. We aren't: Dr. Mike Doyle, a microbiologist and director of the Center for Safety at the University of Georgia, agrees. 'There is a greater potential for contamination to occur in some developing countries where growing standards differ from U.S. standards,' Dr. Doyle said. 'One of the biggest problems is in the quality of the water used.' Dr. Tauxe of the Centers for Disease Control said: 'As far as I know there is not a mandatory requirement that water used to rinse or ice or wash vegetables be potable. There are guidelines recommending this, but in terms of fairness we don't require other countries to meet standards that aren't required in this country. Now that so much of our fresh fruit and vegetables are imported, we face the same risks at home that we usually only risk when travelling. So, what to do? Wash your fruits and vegetables carefully before eating them raw. Remember, the solution to pollution is dilution. The CDC has more prevention tips. posted by Sydney on 11/24/2003 07:47:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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