And the sky is falling, too

June 3rd, 2009 at 07:37am Jennie Pollock

A Go Greenie sent along this Tribune story…

With a headline like this — “Eco-friendly shopping bags: Are they making you sick?” — it’s hard to resist reading.

Consider the source…

An alarming 15-page paper, published on the Web site for Canada’s Environment and Plastics Industry Council, concluded that reusable grocery bags are “a breeding ground for bacteria and pose a public health risk” because of high counts of yeast, molds and bacteria.

The potential hazards include “food poisoning … bacterial boils, allergic reactions, triggering of asthma attacks, and ear infections,” according to the paper. Plastic shopping bags, on the other hand, may be bad for the environment, but they’re “more hygienic than reusables,” EPIC said.

You can’t see, but I’m rolling my eyes. Goodness.

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