Romaine recall

[Folly's place]

Happily, I haven't been buying any fresh greens lately! It seems to be a recurring issue, but maybe just found more often and reported better?
Food poisoning happens, and is the pits!
Mary

 

[MissChick@dee]

I have 5 heads of Romaine in the fridge!!
I feed it every day.
I eat it almost every day!
We’re all gonna die!

 

[Folly's place]

Just don't bite into the WRONG batch of lettuce!
How can you tell?
You can't!
Until a bit later...
Mary

 

[citykitty]

So annoying and wasteful. Normally it's not an issue because we grow our own greens, but not in the winter. Our local market has a shelf of last chance produce that is super cheap but rarely bad quality. Other than this stupid recall.

 

[rosemarythyme]

So annoying and wasteful. Normally it's not an issue because we grow our own greens, but not in the winter. Our local market has a shelf of last chance produce that is super cheap but rarely bad quality. Other than this stupid recall.

Yeah it sure does feel wasteful to toss out what should be edible food, but sometimes you have to weigh if the risks are worth it. I get that same feeling after a power outage, when I'm checking stuff in the fridge trying to decide what's ok and what isn't.

I eat greens almost daily. so in the winter I rely heavily on kale as it stays viable even when frozen through. Scraps of that are all the chickens are going to see as far as greens in the winter.

 

[citykitty]

Yeah it sure does feel wasteful to toss out what should be edible food, but sometimes you have to weigh if the risks are worth it. I get that same feeling after a power outage, when I'm checking stuff in the fridge trying to decide what's ok and what isn't.

I eat greens almost daily. so in the winter I rely heavily on kale as it stays viable even when frozen through. Scraps of that are all the chickens are going to see as far as greens in the winter.

I tried to give the chickens kale once, they turned their little beaks up at it

 

[carolfwch]

I buy "baby spring mix" for our duck, not even sure if it has "baby" romaine.

 

[TwoCrows]

This morning I threw out a bag of Romaine that I bought yesterday. Its just not worth the risk making birds sick.

 

[BlueBaby]

Am I the only one that buy's just a regular head of lettuce for my chicken's, that never seem's to go on the recall list? They eat it just fine, too!

 

[azygous]

Back to your question about eating the eggs if you suspect the chickens have been exposed to bacteria. Yes, you can eat the eggs, because cooking thoroughly kills any bacteria that may have contaminated them.