E. Coli in Bagged Spinach

[KnottedYet]

What about frozen spinach? Does freezing kill the little boogers?

There's always canned. ug. Not my favorite, but ok.

[Tater]

Oh, man, we are going through spinach withdrawals at our house! We love the bagged baby spinach to toss on sandwiches, mix in with the red leaf, the romaine or green leaf lettuce for salads. I wanted to add some to a pot of lentils, but was even dicey about using the frozen stuff.

I'm in the same boat as KYet, can we use the frozen stuff? Not exactly my favorite, but I'll still use it.

[xeney]

Last I heard, organic spinach was not involved.

Unfortunately, that is definitely not true. The main producer involved is Earthbound Farms, which sells organic as well as conventional salad mixes to grocery stores and restaurants under a whole bunch of brand names. Earthbound Farms stuff is sold at our local grocery stores as well as at the food co-ops, and it is all tagged as "organic."

[miffy'sFuji]

The NYtimes says frozen spinach is not implicated (right now)...
NY Times article

Another article I read said that cooked spinach should be heated to 160F to kill any bacteria, but right now they are recommending that people discard their spinach (what a waste...can it be composted?)

This morning's news said that bagged spinach with sell by dates between August and early October are what appear to be from the affected batch. I would guess that most frozen spinach had been picked, cooked and processed before that time. However some markets are pulling all spinach products, even dip (they don't want to chance any lawsuits).