From MSNBC:

WASHINGTON - Federal health officials worked Friday to find the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak and warned consumers that even washing the suspect spinach won’t kill the sometimes-deadly bacteria.

One person died and dozens of others were sickened in the ten-state outbreak, linked by Food and Drug Administration officials to bagged spinach.

More here

Most of us tend to cook the spinach.. really good. We, most Nepalese, barely eat this vegtable with salad. Are we still in danger?

Captain Haddock, you beat me! :)

I'll miss my spinach as it is good for eyesight.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/15/tainted.spinach.ap/index.html.

i just had spinach for lunch..what are the chances of me dying in few days ...
and what bout popeye what'll he do?

Batuwa: I think if you cook it to a certain temperature, you are ok. The FDA website doesn't say what that temperature is - it says for 70 degrees Celcius for beef and other meat but does not list anything specific for spinach.

I expect Nepalese-sytle spinach is likely to be in the safe temperature range given the way it is prepared. Since I had a bit of freetime on my hands today, I sent the FDA an email asking them what temperature spinach should be cooked at to be safe from e.Coli and I'll be happy to post their reply here if and when I get it. :)

Flip Flop - LOL. You'll just have to do with carrots for now :)

Hush - I am less worried about dying than about spending half the night in the toilet :)

Hey Mr. Popeye!

Be careful now, eleven States have already traced back the outbreak of E. Coli to SPINACH.
I don't wanna see you in the graveyard of cartoon characters anytime soon.

Hehehe

Bigger Better Popeye!

Just a caution!

For the detail:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16089596/

Flip - How on earth did you find this thread ...he he

True, all the perils of eating out. A bit of extra pre-caution doesn't harm I suppose although as someone mentioned if you cook your veggies Nepalese style, you might be a bit less prone to it.

:)

Hey Admiral, I was going through some articles/news and bumped into this one, which I thought would not harm to post it here. I did remember there was a thread on E. Coli inititated by you. Hence, had to go through your posts. :-)

Hope you are doing well.

Recent hews: E.Coli found in taco bell food.

Isn't it an old news???...aakanshyaa...

Flip - Hep A too is mentioned ... scary when you come to think of it.

Puppify - yes indeed.

hey captain,
what's going on here? someone is digging through your old threads hahahahahahaha....looks like a 'diwani' in the making hehe :P

hope you are doing good :)

LooTe

Yes, it is. Infact I even stopped eating Greens after I heard about the outbreak of E Coli in spinach.

I guess I have to rely on my carrots at the moment! :-)

Loote sir, I would rather say admiration! Scrape your suspicious rust from your brain!

Are you sure what u r talking about?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah :P

LooTe

Yes, if it does make any sense to you! Arghh...the thread is heading to the other direction!

it was in a perfect direction. but it got misled since you revived it now hahahahahaha :P

Not to mention, your intelligence/sixth sense outsmart every other individuals!