Food safety: Scientists warn of health risks in salad packs - The Guardian 3rd September 2008

The growing popularity of pre-packed salads is likely to lead to an increase in food poisoning cases, scientists warned yesterday at a conference on food safety in Aberdeen. Professor Gadi Frankel, from Imperial College London, said there had been recent outbreaks that could specifically be related to pre-packed salads, including a salmonella outbreak in the UK last year traced to imported basil, and an E coli outbreak in the US in 2006 traced to pre-packed baby spinach.

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'Pre-washed' salads may not be safe to eat and 'can cause salmonella', food scientists warn - Daily Mail 3rd September 2008