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It's more than just hand washing. I recently wrote an article explaining why we have salmonella in our tomatoes.

Planting your own organic garden is always a good idea.

Lane

@kurteye - from what I've read one of the issues is related to how most beef cows live. Because we feed them corn, rather than their naturally preferred grasses, the acidity of their collective stomachs increases which in turn creates e. coli and salmonella that can tolerate higher acidity levels. This is a big problem because the bacteria in grass feed cows can't live in our acidic stomachs so we are naturally protected from this accidental cross contamination, however, the bacteria in industrial cows is quite happy in more acidic environments like us.

I'm right there with you on industrial farming. We are a smart, amazing species but our hubris gets in the way and we think we can improve upon nature...