The following
is information from a farmer who grows and
packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS,
etc The small
cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic
bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed
carrots which are put through a machine which cuts
and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most
people probably know this already. What you may not know and
should know is the following: Once the
carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots
they are dipped in a solution of water and
chlorine in order to preserve them. (this is the
same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have
their skin or natural protective covering, they
give them a higher dose of chlorine. You will notice that once
you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a
few days, a white covering will form on the
carrots. This is the chlorine which resurfaces. At
what cost do we put our health at risk to have
esthetically pleasing vegetables? Chlorine is a very
well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer.. I
thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to
as many people as possible in hopes of informing
them where these carrots come from and how they
are processed. I used to
buy those baby carrots for vegetable
dips. I know that I will never
buy them again!!!!
Confirmed
by Snopes: Snopes.com: Baby
Carrots .... Are baby carrots made from deformed
full-sized carrots that have been soaked in
chlorine? ...--> Contaminated Food -->
Carrot and Shtick Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby
carrots are made from deformed full-sized
carrots that have been... ....carrots that you buy
in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big
carrots. They are put through a machine to become
small cocktail carrots. This part... ...I think
after reading this we will all strart making our
own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep
them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?....
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:22:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp%C2%A0
