Wegmans recalls frozen organic spinach

[HuckleB]

Source: Democrat & Chronicle

Wegmans Food Markets has recalled 12-ounce bags of its Organic Just Picked Frozen Spinach, the Gates-based grocer has announced.

The move comes after supplier Twin City Foods Inc. notified the grocer that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Read more: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2015/03/23/wegmans-recalls-ounce-bags-organic-spinach/25212529/

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This happens too often with spinach.

[appalachiablue]

1. Spinach? & organic for the love of G*d. So this happens too much, will keep that in mind-

[HuckleB]

2. This includes a lot of Amy's products, for those who are checking their freezers.

[RebelOne]

14. I have a couple packages of Amy's cheese enchiladas,

but they do not contain spinach. And they are not included in the list of recalls.

[HuckleB]

15. Yeah!

We didn't have anything by them in the freezer at the moment. We usually do.

[pangaia]

3. Yikes, I shop at Wegmans almost every day.

Never buy frozen spinach, however. Why would one?
Just get the real thing. It cooks in 9.347 seconds.

[HuckleB]

4. I guess it's also spinach in Amy's frozen dinners.

[pangaia]

5. Now I did buy an Amy's frozen pizze,

but it was maybe 3-4 months ago. has spinach in it.
I assume it is ok.

[HuckleB]

6. Probably.

They likely have a way for you to check on the Amy's web page.

[KamaAina]

7. Yikes! I hope Popeye doesn't get listeria!

[HuckleB]

8. He probably had to worry more about lead poisoning!

[whistler162]

9. And salt content.

Glad I bought inorganic leaf spinach at Wegmans.

[wolfie001]

10. Just how inorganic is it? Yikes.........

[wordpix]

11. I wonder how it got contaminated

Pickers' hands? Workers should have access to soap, water and decent toilets.

[yellowcanine]

12. Probably not. More likely wild animal waste in fields.

That is what was suspected when there was an outbreak of e coli several years ago on Earthbound organic spinach. Wild pig waste was found in the fields. The spinach gets washed during and after harvest but the problem is that washing does not remove all of the bacteria on the leaf surface.

Large growers have to be certified in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) which includes providing sanitation and hand washing facilities as well as training for workers.

[yellowcanine]

13. The good news though is the spinach is non GMO and no Roundup was applied.

Thank God for that.

[Trillo]

16. Do people eat frozen spinach without cooking it?

Isn't Listeria destroyed by cooking?

[Major Nikon]

17. Green smoothies and spinach dip come to mind

Listeria counts can be reduced by cooking, but it depends on temperature and time. High temperatures over a long time will do it, but lower temperatures and shorter times may not.