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Frogleg wrote:

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 09:53:12 -0500, Dan Logcher
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Steve Wertz wrote:


Citris Canker. Banned because it had it had a potential in fresh
forms to effect US crops (not dried).

Funny though, that they haven't banned green onions or any other
mexcian crop which has killed a half-dozen people.

What about the green onions are killing people?


The onions were contaminated with hepatitis A. Not an onion blight,
but a result of poor food-handling somewhere along the line. No danger
to agriculture; only people.

Could it have been prevented if the onions were properly washed?
I never used to wash vegetables much before, but now I do all the
time.



It's very hard to wash a green onion thoroughly. The green part doesn't
hold up to scrubbing, and they quite often cut the tops off in the
field, meaning the contamination could be inside the hollow leaves.