Since the CEO of Whole Foods is an entrepreneur who believes in the free market and has dared to detail his views in writing, I shop regularly at Whole Foods. I’m not the typical Whole Foods shopper, however. I couldn’t care less about organic foods. I simply like the selection of foods and want to support CEO John Mackey.
Unlike my vehicle, most of the cars in the Whole Foods lot across from Duke University sport some kind of save-the-planet sticker or pro-Obama message. And unlike me, most of the shoppers carry a reusable canvas shopping bag.
Well guess what. Those bags are bacteria-infested. From Time:
A new study (dubiously paid for by the American Chemical Society, which is lobbying against California’s potential ban of plastic bags) found that out of 84 bags tested, 12% contained traces of E. coli, and all but one was growing some sort of bacteria.
The source? Three quarters of users interviewed in California and Arizona carry vegetables and meat in the same bag.
Stick with paper or plastic, folks.
