Leafy, green, healthful - but contaminated
Leafy, green, healthful — but contaminated
The E. coli outbreak from bagged spinach is a reminder that fruit and vegetables can harbor harmful bacteria.
If you're to count yourself among the nutritionally virtuous, you eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and spinach is the standard-bearer for the leafy, green vegetables that are most virtuous of all.
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