Eaten spinach without washing

[lovenaturelovelife]

Bought organic spinach from Sainsbury's, did not check wash before use label. Dd and I have eaten yesterday, I mean nearly about 100 leaves. Spinach was not cooked. It was very clean otherwise I would have noticed.Do i need to worry?

I never wash it.

Do you have the squits?

no?

you're fine.

Straight to A&E.

You'll be fine OP.

Don't think I've ever washed spinach in my life

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no there are no signs of stomach upset or any other health issues. DD is 10 so worried more about her than me. Online searches coming up with E Coli infection etc, scary stuff.

Haven’t eaten spinach since I found the head from a cockroach in it.
Sorry - just check it before you pour it on the plate. I just can’t face it.

Bagged salads and spinach can have listeria but I think you’d know by now .

I’m not certain a quick rinse would sort that anyway . We all live dangerously!

Food poisoning presents very quickly OP. I suggest you put the internet away. Besides which, can't say I've ever bought a bag of spinach that isn't labelled "washed and ready to eat". You'd know if it wasn't washed, it would have been covered in dirt.

DelilahBucket · Today 09:53

Food poisoning presents very quickly OP.

Yes, she'd have known within half an hour to an hour that something was amiss.

For years I used to put frozen Spinach into my morning smoothie. Then suddenly the packaging started having a warning on it not to eat it raw because of the danger of food poisoning.
Well I'd been using it raw for a long long time with no Ill effects.
Since they put warnings on the frozen I stopped using it and buy the fresh Sainsbury's packets. I do give it a quick rinse.

Using the frozen was so much more convenient though because of the short nutritional life of the fresh.

I never wash any fruit or veg unless it's obviously muddy ie leeks when mud gets between the layers.

all vegetables are washed before being bagged, you'll be fine.

Though weirdly I think it’s the pre-washing that can be the cause of listeria - something to do with trapped moisture?

Anyway, I’m sure you’re fine oP

It was very clean , no moisture- nice dry leaves. Otherwise I would have washed it.

Personally I always have a shower before eating spinach...

… and after.

People wash spinach?

Like a PP says, it's the washed stuff that's at risk of causing illness because it's been sitting around damp for a few days.

And no, a quick rinse won't remove any germs/bugs/bacteria it needs a right good soaking. I used to work in a sandwich shop and all the 'leaves' had to be soaked for 10 minutes in a sink of a very dilute bleach like solution before they could be used.

But I think the main reason for washing salad at home is to remove any soil, which will taste unpleasantly gritty but probably unlikely to be harmful. I don't really wash things unless they are dusty/dirty and have never had 'food poisoning' of any kind as far as I can recall.

I like the taste of soil in teeny tiny amounts 😋

I'm still living so eating unwashed is fine.

Hooray!