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Parasites found in pre-washed packages of lettuce: Health Canada
Andy Johnson, CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 10:00PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 11:29PM EST
In the first-ever large-scale study of its kind, Canadian researchers have tested how clean pre-washed packages of leafy greens really are, and found parasites in dozens of samples purchased in Ontario.
Looking at 544 samples of store-bought, pre-washed salads, researchers from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada found nearly one-tenth of the samples were contaminated with either cyclospora, cryptosporidium or giardia -- parasites that can cause intestinal illness, such as diarrhea...
Parasites found in pre-washed packages of lettuce: Health Canada
Andy Johnson, CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 10:00PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 11:29PM EST
In the first-ever large-scale study of its kind, Canadian researchers have tested how clean pre-washed packages of leafy greens really are, and found parasites in dozens of samples purchased in Ontario.
Looking at 544 samples of store-bought, pre-washed salads, researchers from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada found nearly one-tenth of the samples were contaminated with either cyclospora, cryptosporidium or giardia -- parasites that can cause intestinal illness, such as diarrhea...