{"id":2482,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2482"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"No,-Romaine-Lettuce-is-NOT-Covered-With-a-Layer-of-Plastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2482","title":{"rendered":"No, Romaine Lettuce is NOT Covered With a Layer of Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to various posts that circulate via social media and video sharing websites, romaine lettuce leaves are covered by a thin film of plastic. The posts feature videos showing people peeling off the supposed plastic film from the lettuce leaves. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shared videos \u00a0showing the supposedly plastic coated lettuce go back to at least 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The videos \u00a0have caused outrage among viewers who believe \u00a0that they have been inadvertently eating plastic with their lettuce. Some have suggested that government \u00a0or food industry conspiracies are afoot.<\/p>\n<p>But, at least in this case, the \u00a0outrage is misplaced. The thin film depicted in the videos is not plastic. In fact, the film is a completely natural substance that forms when the lettuce is grown in colder temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>The cold can cause epidermal blistering on the outer skin of romaine and other types of lettuce. Consumers who subsequently buy the lettuce may encounter this freeze burned skin and even be able to peel it off as shown in the videos. And, at least at first glance, this peel does resemble a thin plastic film of some kind.<\/p>\n<p>A February 2012 post on the \u00a0Albert&#8217;s Organics blog <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.albertsorganics.com\/?p=2304\">explains<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There is a video circulating on the internet showing romaine lettuce with what appears to be a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153plastic coating&#8221; peeling off the lettuce. We have received quite a few inquiries about this and wanted to address the concern. This \u00e2\u20ac\u0153coating&#8221; is actually the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Epidermal or Skin Layer&#8221; of the lettuce and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153not plastic&#8221;, which is why consumers of both organic and conventionally grown product have noticed the affect. It has nothing to do with anything that has been applied externally to the product.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markon.com\/video\/live-fields-epidermal-peeling-romaine-lettuce\">January 2018 video<\/a> on the &#8220;Live From The Fields&#8221; YouTube channel features a farmer further discussing the \u00a0epidermal peeling:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7BqsoWnflY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>For the record, the \u00a0epidermal peeling that consumers may encounter has no connection to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/07\/01\/us\/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-nyt.html\">recent \u00a0E. coli bacterial contamination of some romaine lettuce<\/a> that has been tied to the deaths of five people. The contamination has been traced to a tainted irrigation canal in Arizona. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Examples:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-romaine-lettuce-is-not-covered-with-a-layer-of-plastic\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,706\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"plastic-lettuce-250718-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1-255x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1.jpg\" alt=\"Plastic Lettuce Facebook Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1-500x588.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/plastic-lettuce-250718-1-585x688.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jamaicawheyudehlinking\/permalink\/10155343915406722\/\">View Video on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjimmy.teo1%2Fvideos%2F2002036033160900%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=273\" width=\"273\" height=\"705\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-romaine-lettuce-is-not-covered-with-a-layer-of-plastic\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/no-romaine-lettuce-is-not-covered-with-a-layer-of-plastic\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to various posts that circulate via social media and video sharing websites, romaine lettuce leaves are covered by a thin film of plastic. The posts feature videos showing people peeling off the supposed plastic film from the lettuce leaves. \u00a0 Shared videos \u00a0showing the supposedly plastic coated lettuce go back to at least 2012. 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