Seems like it's the source of our burgers that are the real problem when it comes to E.Coli on our spinach, not just the farms themselves ...
From "The Vegetable-Industrial Complex," by Michael Pollen, NYT magazine, October 15, 2006.
"The lethal strain of E. coli known as 0157:H7, responsible for this latest outbreak of food poisoning, was unknown before 1982; it is believed to have evolved in the gut of feedlot cattle. These are animals that stand around in their manure all day long, eating a diet of grain that happens to turn a cow's rumen into an ideal habitat for E. coli 0157:H7. (The bug can't survive long in cattle living on grass.) "
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