Please dont take my lettuce and tomatoes!!!

[JEN]

Here we go again....
http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/feds-probe-salmonella-outbreak-in-18/n20061031074909990004?cid=2194

[Rawkinlocs]

Get some GSE (grapefruit seed extract) if you're really worried:

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0003/ai_2603000396

GSE is a broad spectrum bactericide, fungicide, antiviral, and antiparasitic compound. When used in vitro, GSE has been shown to be highly effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, including Staphyloccus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella dysenteriae, Legionella pneumoniae, Clostridium tetani, Diploccus pneumoniae, and many others. GSE also strongly inhibits many types of pathogenic fungi and yeast.

And...

http://www.nutriteam.com/gse/water.htm

Commercial/Home Fruit and Vegetable Wash.
To prolong the life and improve the quality and healthfulness of virtually any fruit or vegetable, rinse your produce with GSE. Proven potency as a bactericide and fungicide will stop the consuming, decaying, or contaminating of your entire shipment(or your next salad...).

"Initially, my wife bought your product to control candida yeast and oral thrush. She tried a couple of its other uses after reading the information on your web site. After rinsing our salads at home with a solution, the limp broccoli became firm and flavorful, and the sliced mushroom rehydrated and remained white and flavorful twenty-four hours later. Even sliced cucumbers were still crisp."
D. R., -Wisconsin, USA

Various tests in commercial applications using GSE in concentrations of as low as 30 - 50 ppm have extended the shelf or transportation life of fruits and vegetables by as much as 300 - 400 percent.

What a boon for the grower and seller and what a windfall in freshness for the consumer! For home rinsing, it is recommended that 10 to 20 drops in a gallon of rinse water could be enough.


For Commercial Use(using Citricidal® GSE):

Fruits: In the final rinse, mix up to 250 ml per 100 lt of water (equivalent to 1/3 fl. oz. per gal. or 9 fl. oz. per 28 gallons. In most cases, one-tenth or less may be sufficient).
Vegetables: In the final rinse, mix up to 250 ml per 100 lt of water.
Flowers: Atomization - Mix up to 25 ml per 100 lt of water(equivalent to 100 drops per gal. or 1 fl oz. per 28 gallons. Again, considerably less may be efficacious in your case).
Note: Citricidal is incompatible with anionic wetting agents. Also, if water contains over 6 ppm of free chlorine or has a high mineral content, the efficacy of Citricidal or Nutribiotic GSE concentrate will be decreased.

[vgloveforlife]

I second the GSE!

[Veganforlife]

Me too, but just make sure it's the essential oil. There are some nasty products out there on the market.

[tvillemom]

NOW WE'RE TALKING! THANKS RK!! I was really getting concerned that I would have to start giving up sooo many wonderful fresh foods. Question, are you using this?? Anyone else??
Wendi

[Rawkinlocs]

NOW WE'RE TALKING! THANKS RK!! I was really getting concerned that I would have to start giving up sooo many wonderful fresh foods. Question, are you using this?? Anyone else??
Wendi

Welll - (and I know some may have issues with this but this is ME)...I've been really putting the Word into action and trusting and believing that if I unknowingly eat any deadly thing it shall not harm me and praying over my food and believing that I am protected. However, I do have a couple of bottles of it in case my faith ever waivers. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't - but either way whether I go the "natural" route or the faith route, I simply refuse to live in fear.

[tvillemom]

Thanks RK! I agree totally!! YES, praying over my food comes FIRST!! Did you buy this extract at the HFS, or online??
Wendi

[JEN]

Thanks everyone!!! I totally agree Rawkie about keeping the faith!!! Guess I just dont want them to take my yummy tomatoes away. Gonna run stock up now!!