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Ready-to-eat lettuce tested: germs often found
How healthy are ready-to-eat lettuce mixes? The German consumer magazine 'Oko-Test' analysed nine different lettuce mixes each containing at least two types of lettuce. To get a reliable result they examined three different batches of each lettuce mix, thereby doing 27 tests in total. The lettuce mixes they tested were sold at the discount stores Lidl and Penny, and the conventional supermarkets Edeka and Rewe.
In two out of the three lettuce mixes researchers found a great deal of germs. Only one of the mixes was rated 'good', this was the 'Sonnengarten Frischer Feldsalat Mix' from Penny. This mix contained a small amount of pesticides, no residues of fertilizers and a low average germ load. The mix with the worst rating was the 'Herzhaft & Delikat Emotions Mischsalat' from Florette. This mix was also the most expensive, costing 2.49 Euro per 100 grams. The researchers found an increased amount of pesticide residue and high levels of nitrate. On top of this, they also found elevated amounts of chlorate and perchlorate, as well as an increased germ load.
