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Washed, but NOT ready to eat! How bagged salads are doused in eight-hour old tap water with unhealthy levels of chlorine
- Experts warn bagged salads are doused in chlorine before packaging
- Unhealthy levels of chlorine are added to rinsing water to ward off bacteria
- They recommend washing bagged products or buying the salads loose
By
Lucy Osborne for the Daily Mail
You might expect a pre-washed, ready-to-eat salad to be your best bet for a speedy and healthy meal.
But think again. Health experts warn that in fact bagged salads have been doused in chlorine and should be thoroughly washed again.
Before reaching your plate, they may have been put in tanks of eight-hour-old tap water with unhealthy levels of chlorine, experts warn.
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And disinfectant – chlorine – is added to keep the water clean and kill off any germs. However, this also has the effect of reducing the nutritional value of the food. In the book, Miss Blythman goes on to highlight the secret ingredients used by the food industry that are often not declared on the packaging.