Throw out the spinach

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers nationwide should not eat fresh bagged spinach, say health officials probing a multistate outbreak of E. coli that killed at least one person and made dozens of others sick. Food and Drug Administration and state officials don't know the cause of the outbreak, although raw, packaged spinach appears likely. "We're advising people not to eat it," said Dr. David Acheson of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition It was reported a few minutes ago to throw out all bagged spinach! Hugs, Sandyd

Thanks for the important info! Can you cook it and still eat it? RockinRobin

NO! Throw it out. They are not sure what kind of strain it is and it is making even young healthy people in their twenties very sick and some to the point of death. It is not worth the chance. Hugs, Sandyd

That's unbelievable! Thanks so much for this info. I will throw it out immediately. RockinRobin