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Published online 7 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020101-10
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Bugs dress salad
Harmful bugs may lurk within leaves.
Healthy salad greens could be contaminated with bacteria that cause food poisoning, despite thorough rinsing. New research shows that harmful bugs can enter lettuce plants through its roots and end up in the edible leaves1.
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