There’s a reason the Britain’s contribution to global cuisine is mushy peas and mad cow disease.
I get the UK is a small island, sinking in all kinds of animal shit, but tell us what you are doing for on-farm food safety?
And don’t answer with some bogus certification scheme.
Dr. Andrew Wadge, chief scientist at the Food Standards Agency was reported as saying “This outbreak is a timely reminder that it is essential to wash all fruits and vegetables, including salad, before you eat them, unless they are labeled ‘ready to eat’, to ensure that they are clean. It is also important to wash hands thoroughly as well as clean chopping boards, knives and other utensils after preparing vegetables to prevent cross contamination.”
This advice is of limited use. Maybe a 1-log reduction use.
But it blames consumers.
The outbreak was linked to the handling of raw leeks and potatoes, and a public warning was given – reportedly months after a guidance had been issued the food industry on reducing the risk of E. coli cross-contamination.
Public Health England figures show there were 39,604 from September 2014 to September 2015, compared with 38,291 for the same period the year before.
Another mysterious affliction.
Now, once again, the PhD health types are baffled by an outbreak of E. coli O157 in the UK that has sickened at least 161.
Those same health-thingies do say the likely cause of the outbreak was imported mixed salad leaves.
The last recorded case of the bug was on July 5 and now PHE has declared the outbreak over.
People are being urged to remove any loose soil before storing vegetables and thoroughly wash all vegetables and salads that will be eaten raw unless they have been pre-prepared and are labelled ‘ready to eat’.
Because the Brits have a long history of blaming consumers for something that should be controlled on the farm.