Frozen spinach safe???

Here we go.... from Fox 6 Milwaukee News:

"(Milwaukee, September 18, 2006) You might still have a couple of questions about E. coli. Here are a couple tips to keep in mind in the kitchen. Avoid all fresh spinach-- bagged or not. Canned spinach is safe-- because it's heat-treated before the canning process. Frozen spinach isn't... be on the safe side and toss it out. You might think washing the spinach or cooking it will get rid of bacteria. It will-- but not all of it. The FDA is still looking for any other possible source of E. coli. that means you should take extra care washing and cooking your. "


I think they had said that there's a 1% chance that cooking the frozen stuff could still leave some e.coli in there (but don't quote me on that)...
Personally I wouldn't risk it. I'd just stay away from ALL spinach until this has all been resolved.

[Gina]

[QUOTE=KellyV]Here we go.... from Fox 6 Milwaukee News:

"(Milwaukee, September 18, 2006) You might still have a couple of questions about E. coli. Here are a couple tips to keep in mind in the kitchen. Avoid all fresh spinach-- bagged or not. Canned spinach is safe-- because it's heat-treated before the canning process. Frozen spinach isn't... be on the safe side and toss it out. You might think washing the spinach or cooking it will get rid of bacteria. It will-- but not all of it. The FDA is still looking for any other possible source of E. coli. that means you should take extra care washing and cooking your. "


I think they had said that there's a 1% that cooking the frozen stuff could still leave some e.coli in there (bit don't quote me on that)...
Personally I wouldn't risk it. I'd just stay away from ALL spinach until this has all been resolved.[/QUOTE

Oh Chit !lol I ate frozen spinach last night, I didn't think about it. I thought it was only in bagged and fresh.. I haven't read anything about frozen though until now...

[Amber_lv]

[QUOTE=Gina]

Originally Posted by KellyV

Here we go.... from Fox 6 Milwaukee News:

"(Milwaukee, September 18, 2006) You might still have a couple of questions about E. coli. Here are a couple tips to keep in mind in the kitchen. Avoid all fresh spinach-- bagged or not. Canned spinach is safe-- because it's heat-treated before the canning process. Frozen spinach isn't... be on the safe side and toss it out. You might think washing the spinach or cooking it will get rid of bacteria. It will-- but not all of it. The FDA is still looking for any other possible source of E. coli. that means you should take extra care washing and cooking your. "


I think they had said that there's a 1% that cooking the frozen stuff could still leave some e.coli in there (bit don't quote me on that)...
Personally I wouldn't risk it. I'd just stay away from ALL spinach until this has all been resolved.[/QUOTE

Oh Chit !lol I ate frozen spinach last night, I didn't think about it. I thought it was only in bagged and fresh.. I haven't read anything about frozen though until now...

Damn no spinach dip for me then

[Janet]

Has anyone heard whether Spinach is okay to eat yet? I don't care for it cooked, but like it in a salad.