The Spinach Armada

In case you missed this, a Blogito Ergo Sum public service announcement: do not buy (or, more importantly, do not eat) bagged spinach:

One person died and dozens of others were sickened in the 10-state outbreak, linked by Food and Drug Administration officials to bagged spinach.
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The FDA warned people not to eat bagged spinach and said washing it wouldn't solve the problem because the bacteria are too tightly attached.

And when you see things like this...

Sources of the bacterium include uncooked produce, raw milk, unpasteurized juice, contaminated water and meat, especially undercooked or raw hamburger, the agency says on its Web site.

Last October, the FDA warned people not to eat certain Dole prepackaged salads that were connected to an outbreak of E. coli infections in Minnesota. At least 11 people were sickened.

Funny, you never hear about recalled M&Ms, or E. coli warnings related to potato chips, or tainted Ben & Jerry's ice cream. I think I'm with Woody Allen's Sleeper: at some point it will be the case that the unhealthiest foods will turn out to actually be the healthiest for us.