Super Disinfectant Spray Using Peroxide & Vinegar
"Alfalfa sprouts may be dangerous to your health"*
At 12:32 PM 05/04/2006, you wrote:
Dear Chris, is this mere propaganda. I have grown and eaten alfalfa sprouts for many years. Thank you, Iris
"Yes this is true, contrary to what most believe, vegetables, as a rule, carry far more E. Coli and salmonella than do meat and milk products particularly organic raw milk.
See table in: Health Canada Vs Unpasteurized Milk
See also: Wrinkled alfalfa seeds harbor more aerobic bacteria and are more difficult to sanitize than smooth seeds.
Personally, I don't get too paranoid about this as I prefer raw over cooked. External bacteria can be dealt with by washing with peroxide and vinegar sprays as discussed below.
Chris Gupta
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"You can use vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to disinfect your kitchen counters, produce and even your cutting boards. All you need is three percent hydrogen peroxide, the type you buy at the drug store, vinegar (white or apple cider), and two clean sprayers, like the kind you use to mist plants. Fill each sprayer separately, one with peroxide and the other with vinegar (don't mix them together in one bottle - that makes peracetic acid, which isn't safe and can give you a bad chemical burn). Spritz the item you want to disinfect, first with hydrogen peroxide and then with vinegar, then rinse off under running water. University tests show that this technique killed more potentially lethal bacteria, including Salmonella, Shigella, and even E. coli, than chlorine bleach or any commercially available kitchen cleaner."
For more detailed information, see Judy Stouffer's article:
Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide as Disinfectants
There won't be any lingering taste of hydrogen peroxide or vinegar, and neither is toxic to you even if a small amount were to remain on the produce.
Another idea is to keep your toothbrush in a glass of hydrogen peroxide in between brushings.
If you'd like to learn more about hydrogen peroxide and health, I would recommend the book "Hydrogen Peroxide, medical miracle".
See also:
Cold remedies that really work.- update <
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*Subject: Alfalfa sprouts may be dangerous to your health
Alfalfa sprouts are one of the most dangerous foods anyone can put in his or her pouty little protuberance. (See quote below from the website)
"A recent study conducted by the California Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control discovered that more than half of food-borne illnesses are related to alfalfa and clover sprouts. For instance, sprouts, often touted as a health food, were the cause of over 600 instances of illness and at least two deaths in California alone. In addition, more than 20,000 cases of food-borne illnesses go unreported because doctors may not realize that sprouts were the cause. The main sources of these illnesses were E. Coli 0157 and salmonella, common causes of many food-borne illnesses. Experts believe that sprout seeds become contaminated through fertilization, contaminated irrigation water, and exposure to livestock.
As sprouts are frequently eaten raw on sandwiches and salads, disease causing bacteria remain unharmed. To prevent further outbreaks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends cooking sprouts to eliminate bacteria. The FDA notes that washing sprouts does not kill dangerous bacteria.
Food-borne illnesses of this sort are particularly dangerous to the elderly, the very young, those with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women."
posted by Chris Gupta on Wednesday April 5 2006
updated on Thursday February 22 2007URL of this article:
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2006/04/05/super_disinfectant_spray_using_peroxide_vinegar.htm
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