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Green grocery bags can carry countless bacteria
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| November 22nd, 2010
| Nadine Wimmer
Posted on 12/16/2010 6:26:23 AM PST by george76
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:26:25 AM PST
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george76
To: george76
Hmmmmm, would washing these bags regularly help?
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:32:40 AM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: george76
Well The United Nations has already given us an answer for this. Greenies need to start eating insects grown locally (or at home) and then there is no need for buying groceries and carrying them in a bag. Besides these bacteria have rights too so greenies may want to just accept using the bags anyway.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:33:24 AM PST
by
TheBigIf
To: george76
Full disclosure... I actually prefer the reusable bags because I can stuff more stuff into them and make fewer trips to and from the car to bring said stuff into the house.
But the funny part is the attitude towards taxing (yes, it is a tax) plastic grocery bags. The rationale is that they are bad for the planet. You'd think if that was the case the government would just ban them.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:33:44 AM PST
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: george76
he said as he looked at the culture dishes covered in spores. I think he means "colonies" not "spores." Spores are typically too small to see.
In any case, the numbers of bacteria are irrelevant. E. coli are harmless bacteria that make up part of our normal intestinal flora--unless the hemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 was cultured, the presence of E. coli is not dangerous. The only relevant issue when discussing the presence of bacteria is, how many pathogenic bacteria were present? If they aren't pathogenic, they aren't a problem. No one gets upset about the bacteria in their yogurt...
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:35:24 AM PST
by
exDemMom
(Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
To: george76
Carry raw meat home one week; carry veggies or fruit next week; ta-da, you have just your family sick.
Of course, if you wash the bags every time you use them (which is what you should do to prevent cross contanimation), you negate any energy savings from using a the same bag over and over.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:35:52 AM PST
by
Brookhaven
(Moderates = non-thinkers)
To: Red_Devil 232
It would help to wash the bags regularly—might even solve the problem. Some of them are cute little plastic bags that can’t be washed. Maybe I’ll get some washable bags or go back to the disposable ones.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:37:09 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
("You can, in fact must, shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre. It just has to be the truth." J. Goldberg)
To: Red_Devil 232
Yes, washing would help.
Not just Germs ... also discovered these bags contain lead.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:38:40 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
This just goes to show that every trend that is allegedly for the better has unintended consequences. Think back to the early 90s when SUVs were being marketed heavily. I remember seeing a bunch of stories about how safe they were and how women, especially, felt safe in them and felt comfortable putting their kids in an SUV rather than a car. We all know how quickly that turned. The new energy efficient light bulbs turned out to be a problem if they broke. Now reusable grocery bags carry bacteria. The list goes on and on.
To: Red_Devil 232
What makes you think these people wash anything regularly?
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:39:30 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: exDemMom
"E. coli are harmless bacteria that make up part of our normal intestinal flora"Yes, but they're a marker for fecal contamination.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:39:40 AM PST
by
Savage Beast
("You can, in fact must, shout 'fire' in a crowded theatre. It just has to be the truth." J. Goldberg)
To: george76
The major problem I have with plastic bags is that clerks tend to overuse them.
There have been times I purchased 8 items and ended up with 10 plastic store bags.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:40:51 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: exDemMom
Apparently, the bacteria really started to stink.
Gallardo said it was so bad, the samples made his entire lab smell like a hamster’s cage.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:41:57 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Good! At least the libs will be the only ones to suffer from their feel good stupidity!
To: george76
One sample of cheese indicated billions of bacteria, and some spilled yogurt contained even more. Bacteria, mold, and fungi are what we eat daily. It's what gives us a healthy gut.
Enough already!
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:42:53 AM PST
by
blackdog
To: george76
I talked to a cashier who complained people were showing up with bags, with roaches in them.
If people want to use them fine. But I refuse to believe you are saving the planet with these bags.
What they need to develop is a bag made out of a renewable resource, which can be recycled numerous times, which is rapidly biodegradable, is possibly brown, folds up nice, and completes the question “_____ or plastic?”
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:43:05 AM PST
by
lacrew
(Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
To: Savage Beast
Cute little plastic bags can be sprayed with Lysol, bleach-water or wiped out with a warm cloth and dried. If the meat or dairy leaks, my bags get treated.
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:43:17 AM PST
by
PrincessB
("if government X-rays are anything like the photos the DMV takes for your license, count me out" A.)
To: TomGuy
The answer to what to do with plastic bags is to have a couple of cats!
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:45:05 AM PST
by
SubMareener
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To: george76
Paper, plastic, or e-coli?
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:46:15 AM PST
by
preacher
(A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
To: Opinionated Blowhard
But it looked so good on paper!!!!
LOL
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posted on
12/16/2010 6:48:21 AM PST
by
TomGuy
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