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Food Preparation Safety for Vegetable Dishes

Incorporating vegetables into your diet provides health benefits, especially when you select and prepare them in a safe manner. It is extremely important to add vegetables in your diet because it provides you with nutrients that help you avoid heart disease, stroke, and cancer. To some, eating vegetables help them lose weight.
However, some raw vegetables may have dangerous microorganisms. If food safety procedures are not followed, it can cause food poisoning or worse, viral infections.
Buy fresh and washed vegetables
Contaminated food produce causes foodborne diseases to 50 percent of the citizens in the United States alone. Keep it safe by buying only fresh vegetables that are washed. These are usually salads and cooked vegetables. Fresh, but unwashed vegetables, including lettuce and salads are the usual suspects for foodborne diseases.
Consume cooked vegetables
Vegetables are versatile and can be eaten either raw or cooked. Raw vegetables can be coupled with dips or made into salads while vegetables can be cooked with basically any method. However, as I mentioned earlier consuming raw vegetables may expose you to contamination. Cooking may be a necessary part for safety purposes.
Observe proper storage of vegetables
Vegetables that are grown in either soil or water are exposed to bacteria. While risks may be low, proper steps should still be taken to avoid consuming huge amounts of bacteria that are in the vegetables.
When storing vegetables, make sure they are separated from other raw food and away from frozen meat where juices may drip. Although vegetables do not necessarily have to be stored in refrigerators, cold temperature can help preserve their nutritional value.
Wash vegetables before eating
While washing vegetables cannot guarantee protection against pesticide residues, it helps washing off soil that may have been exposed to bacteria. Washing your raw food before eating is generally good practice to help prevent consuming bacteria-covered produce.
Clean any tool used for preparing vegetables
Your chopping board and knives have to be thoroughly washed before you use them to prepare your vegetables, as they can be a source of bacteria. Even the sponge that you use for washing it should be thoroughly cleaned.
Decontaminating your sponge is especially important because it can potentially be the grossest thing you have in the kitchen. To clean it, put your sponge inside the microwave and set it at 165 degrees. Any microorganism would die at that temperature and your newly cleaned sponge can now wash your ceramic cookware and other kitchen tools.
Cook sprouts thoroughly
Sprouts thrive in an environment that is ideal for germs to multiply so you can only imagine how contaminated they are. With that being said, make sure you cook your sprouts as thoroughly as possible. This way you avoid risking yourself to various illnesses.
Some people are more prone to catching these diseases when eating sprouts due to a weakened immune system. These include pregnant women, children, and the elderlies. If you are any of the above, make sure you do not eat raw and half-cooked sprouts.
Refrigerate cut up, peeled, and cooked vegetables
You do not always get to finish your vegetables whether they are raw or cooked. For those that you have already cut up, peeled, or even cooked, you have to refrigerate them as soon as possible or at most within two hours. Remember to put them in a clean container and store it properly, as mentioned earlier.
Also, since about half of U.S. citizens suffer from foodborne illnesses regularly. The chances are high that you can be one of them, if you are not extra careful about buying, storing, and cooking your vegetables. While you have another 50 percent chance of avoiding it, you might as well be safe than sorry.
Sarah is the author of Simmer and Zest. She loves to cook and she’s not about to let anyone eat anything that does not taste good or is bad for the body.
Recent Interesting Reports
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, North Highway 190, Covington, LA, USA
February 25, 2021 7:55 PM
“I received it last night and quickly after eating it I started feeling kind of ill. I brushed it off at first and figured it was because of the grease. Come the next morning I have severely sick with committing, diarrhea and nausea. See Less”
February 10, 2021 1:00 PM
“Company name: Dole Fresh Vegetables
Brand name: Dole
Product recalled: Sunflower Crunch Chopped Salad Kit
Reason of the recall: Undeclared wheat and tree nuts
FDA Recall date: February 10, 2021
Recall details: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two lot codes of Dole™ Sunflower... See MoreCrunch Chopped Salad Kit.
- Dole™ Sunflower Crunch Chopped Salad Kit. UPC: 0-71430-00034-2. Best If Used by Date: 02-11-21. Lot code: W02702A | W02702B.
This recall is due to possible undeclared allergens (wheat and tree nuts) in Dole™ Sunflower Crunch Chopped Salad Kit. The dressing and topping kit (master pack) designed for a different Dole product was unintentionally used during a portion of the production of the salad. Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses nor allergic reactions have been reported to date in association with the recall. However, people who have an allergy to wheat and tree nuts may have a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
The product lot code and Best if Used by Date are located on the upper right corner of each bag and the UPC code is located on the bottom right corner of the back of each bag. The impacted products were distributed in OH, NY and WI. Consumers are advised to check product they have in their homes and discard any product matching the production description, UPC codes, product lot code and Best if Used by Date listed above.
No other Dole products are included in the recall. Only Dole™ Sunflower Crunch Chopped Salad Kit with the exact UPC code, lot code and Best if Used by Date identified above are included in the recall. Consumers who have any remaining product should not consume it, but rather discard it. Retailers and consumers with questions may call the Dole Consumer Center at 1-800-356-3111Call: 1-800-356-3111, which is open 24 hours a day.
Check the full recall details on fda.gov See Less”
March 4, 2021 11:56 AM
“The FSA announced the recall of British 12 Beef Meatballs by Co-op because they may contain pieces of plastic.
FSA advises consumers not to eat the recalled products. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
- British 12 Beef Meatballs (350g). Best before:... See More05 March 2021.
The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.
Check the full recall details on the FSA website food.gov.uk See Less”

March 4, 2021 6:23 PM
“if its not got green spots on its alright See Less”
February 21, 2021 11:59 PM
“The FSIS announced the recall of approximately 30,081 pounds of pork pâté products by AH Company International Distribution Inc because they were imported from an ineligible establishment and distributed in the United States without the benefit of FSIS import re-inspection. There have been no confir... See Moremed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
FSIS advises consumers who have purchased these products not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled products bear French establishment number “FR 56-246-008 CE”, an ineligible establishment. These items were shipped to distributor locations nationwide. The following heat-treated shelf stable pork pâté items are subject to recall:
- 240-gram cans of Monique Ranou Pâté de Foie
- 240-gram cans of Monique Ranou Pâté de Campagne
- 180-gram jars of Monique Ranou Pâté de Campagne Supérieur.
The problem was discovered during routine FSIS verification activities. This is a Class II recall meaning it is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Check the full recall details on the FSIS website fsis.usda.gov See Less”
Taco Bell, Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, USA
March 6, 2021 6:37 PM
“Typical, using old oil to cook with causing my 4 orders of cinnamon twists to taste like bitter semi sugary chemical puffs.. at least my chalupa was fine.. See Less”
In-N-Out Burger, Democracy Point, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
February 6, 2021 5:15 PM
“My husband and I had it today and a few hours later we both began feeling nauseous and having diarrhea. I’ve never had that before today and my husband has had it multiple times back in California, but that was the only thing we both ate that was not part of our daily routine. My husband had a doubl... See Moree double with animal fries and I had a normal cheeseburger with normal fries. See Less”
Pizza, Sam's Club, LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX, USA
March 6, 2021 9:40 PM
“After shopping there since it was way past lunch time I decided to grab two slices of pizza for lunch. Although extremely greasy I was hungry and ate them both.
I felt bloated afterwards but attributed that to just being full. A few hours later I began to experience pretty bad cramping and then na... See Moreuseated....and ultimately several rounds of diarrhea.
There was definitely some sort of bacteria in it that my body was trying to expel. I will NEVER eat in their food court again...ever. I had only done it one time previously and it was uneventful. Foolish me for going back, I was miserable for what seemed like forever. See Less”
Krystal, Lexington Highway, Athens, GA, USA
February 13, 2021 10:29 AM
“sliders Husband ate also and vomiting within 3 hour of eating. It happened on February 13 ., See Less”