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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
Careful when eating salads at restaurants. The dressing is topped off at the close of every shift. The container is rarely cleaned out. Employees simply pour new on top of old. The old can remain in the container for days.
Also, vegetables are not properly washed. They are chopped up direct from the freezer. The vegetables may have been stored under meat products. Do I need to remind you of the liquid that oozes out of meat? I worked at several restaurants in my younger years. Each was not as clean as one would hope. My rule of thumb when dining out: order food that needs to be cooked before serving. Stay away from raw!
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You got that right.
My wife washes all produce whether it is from loose bins, bagged, or prepackaged in those "washed and ready to use" containers. And I don't mean a quick rinse under the tap. She soaks them in water mixed with baking soda for at least 15 minutes before rinsing and putting them out to eat. Some even require a second rinse. You'd be amazed at what comes off those veggies and fruit! the water that started out clear is a murky gray when she is done.
I often see shoppers pop a cherry or a grape into their mouths while shopping (seems to happen at Wallyworld a lot). I often wonder if they'd continue to do that if they knew just what is ON that stuff. Just because it looks clean doesn't mean it really is. I don't suppose the situation is much different in restaurants.