That is what a food safety microbiologist and blogger at eFoodAlert.wordpress.com is asking.

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"This bagged produce, whether it's lettuce or spinach or melons, is what I consider to be a potentially hazardous food, " says Michael Doyle, a microbiologist who heads the food safety center at the University of Georgia.

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"We need to put these tests in perspective, " said Mike Doyle, a microbiologist with the University of Georgia and the director for the university's Center for Food Safety.

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