Re: RE: [CR] Washing Salads -- Disinfect to Prevent Illness

[Guest guest]

Vinegar and water is just as good and costs a helleva lot less. Vinegar is

an excellent decontaminator. Just use 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water in a pump

bottle (the kind that liquid soap comes in) and save yourself the money of

buying a commercial cleanser.

on 12/24/2003 3:58 PM, Warren at warren.taylor@... wrote:

> A good wetting agent for cleaning salads and fresh grocery produce --

> that might be contaminated with hard crusty fecal matter (as from

> bird droppings) -- is the Amway LOC (Liquid Organic Cleaner).

> LOC has been around for 40 years and is demonstrated on-stage by

> retail distributors drinking a bit of it to show off its safety.

>

> It is an all-purpose " biodegradable phosphate-free surfactant "

> manufactured from palm oil soap that cuts grease and makes water

> wetter by lowering water surface tension and dissolving fats and oils.

> The company also manufactures non-toxic commercial spray adjuvants

> which are used in organic farming applications.

>

> -- Warren