> The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages
>carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc.
> The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are
>made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put
>through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots -
>most people probably know this already.
> What you may not know and should know is the following:
> Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are
>dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them
>(this is the same chlorine used in your pool).
> Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they
>give them a higher dose of chlorine.
> You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator
>for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the
>chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk
>to have esthetically pleasing vegetables?
> Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer. I
>thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as
>possible in hopes of informing them where these carrots come from a
>how they are processed.
>I used to buy those baby carrots for vegetable dips. I know that I
>will never buy them again!!!!
>