You pay a little extra for that pre-washed salad in a bag, so do you still have to wash it? I'll tell you, in a moment...
They sure are convenient, but according to Consumer Reports, you really should wash them AGAIN anyway. They tested all different brands and still found bacteria and contamination present in a lot of them. They also report that the packaging didn't make a difference. Salad greens in both bags and plastic clam shell containers tested about the same.
If you're buying packaged salad, check the dates, and choose the one farthest from the use-by date. Even if it's pre-washed or triple-washed, wash the greens yourself. Rinsing won't remove all bacteria, but it will get rid of any residual soil.
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