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Every body should read this...
 
I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge, and sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time, so save the other half for later. Now with this info, I have changed my mind....will buy smaller onions in the future...

       Written by Zola Gorgon - author of several cookbooks.. 
       Watch out for those spoiled onions...
 


 

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, makers of  mayonnaise.  Mullins  is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO.
 
Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what
I learned  from a chemist.
 
The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the bro thers.
Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the  sauce
formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's.
 
Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone 

asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always
worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. 

Ed said that all commercially-made Mayo is completely safe.

"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it,
but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set  
at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment.  He then talked about the quint essential picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when
someone gets sick.
 
Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing  the
officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?).  Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors.  It's probably the onions, and if  not the onions, it's the POTATOES. He explained, onions are a huge magnet for  bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never plan to

keep a portion of a sliced onion. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator. It's already contaminated enough just
by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!)
 
Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll
probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put 
on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the  moist
potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than  any  
commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down. 

 
So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going  to
be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see  a
lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company, that produces
millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.'

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot
metabolise onions.
 
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