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Orono Weekly Times, 8 May 2002, p. 8

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8 - Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 8, 2002 Cut the risk, clean your veggies By Louise Côté Three main factors in food contamination on the farm are soil contamination from animal animal waste, contaminated water, and human handling, according to René Cardinal, chief of fresh produce inspection inspection at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Fresh fruits and vegetables can also be contaminated by harmful bacteria from contact with unprocessed food items such as meats and their juices. This can happen at the supermarket, supermarket, in your fridge or on your counter top at home. Dirt and bacteria on the surface of the vegetable may contaminate contaminate your cutting knife or cutting cutting surface and may, in turn, contaminate the flesh of the vegetable. Wash vegetables, utensils and cutting surfaces well to prevent cross-contamination. cross-contamination. Store vegetables correctly • Cool heads All lettuce stays fresher if you wash it before refrigerating. All other vegetables should only be washed just before eating. Always wash the lettuce lettuce with clean, cold running tap water (discard wilted or brownish leaves). Carefully dry it and store it in a salad spinner or wrap it loosely in paper towels and store it in a sealed plastic bag or container. container. Use within one week. • Cover your carrots You can store young carrots covered for two weeks and mature carrots covered for three to four weeks. Always store without the green leafy tops (they tend to wither and rot quickly) in the refrigerator. refrigerator. Just before eating, wash and scrub carrots with a veg etable scrubber in clean, cold running water. Note that carrots carrots absorb odours from apples and pears. • Scrub your spuds Refrigerate new potatoes for up to one week (they may also absorb the odour of pears). Mature potatoes should never be stored in the fridge but in a paper bag under cool, dry, dark, ventilated ventilated conditions. Refrigerated mature potatoes can develop dark spots and an unpleasant flavour when cooked. If kept too warm, they sprout and shrivel up. Exposure to light can cause potatoes to turn green with a bitter taste when cooked. Trim off the green area before cooking. Peel potatoes on a clean surface with a clean knife. Rinse the peeled potato. If you plan to eat the skin rich in fibre and nutrients be sure to scrub well. RECYCLE THIS PAPER Bongo's baby recently went to the Pines Senior Public School where Geoff Beecroft had the opportunity to romp with the lion cub. The cub was accompanied by its caretaker, Marsha, from the Bowmanville Zoo. Need business cards, flyers or product brochures? Call Loyal Printing 905-983-5301 for all your printing needs SPRING into ^Armstrong's IGA Saturday, May 18 10am - 2 pm CHARITY BARBECUE All proceeds to Orono Girl Guides for their trip to Mexico Visit our Greenhouse, See our wide selection of flowers : >Q- Hanging Basket given away every hour ApJ/ : D~ Free in-store draws TO Free Henna Tattoos by BB's 5-Hearts between 11am-2pm Q~ Free Face Painting Come and Enjoy the Fun! Thanks for Supporting Your Community Elk, white-tailed deer, bison, wild turkey and the white rhino are wildlife conservation successes. Help us foster turnarounds. TUm Heads Safari Club International Foundation 800.377.5399 • www.SafariClubFoundation.org Nominate a beautiful property, nominate your own residence, your friends, your neighbours, your street, or a business. Use the form below and get your nomination in by Friday. June 7 before 4:00 PM. Please note: Only front gardens that are visible from the curb will be judged. How to enter? Fill out the entiy form and mail, email, drop-off or fax to: 2002 Apple Blossom Awards Communications & Tourism Office 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6 www.municipality.clarington.on.ca fax#: 905-623-0584 For additional information please call 905-623-3379 nominate: Address: -- Town Postal Code: Owner (if known): CATEGORY (please check one) Residential [ ] Business [ ] Street (min. 8 houses) [ ] Please identify if this garden is professionally landscaped. YES [ ] NO [ ] Nominated by:_ Telephone: 905 Form may be copied for additional nominations

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