thanks for suggestions OK -I think lean cusine should be safe -

I wonder how long your own lettuce in fridge is okay - say if you buy a lettuce and wash the leaves as you go.

I guess with salad in salad bars it is cross contamination with other meats / cheese / chopping boards / tongs to and fro / unwashed hands / gloves used multiple times / and then to collect customers money and put in till.

I eat Tuna from the can with crackers -yum - I got website info too on what fish / how much is safe.

I read in my Pregnancy book (current in 2004) that all vegies with skins should be washed with hot soapy water (dirt) too. I don't imagine the lettuce is included in this senario.

Does anyone know about mushrooms ? washed/wiped and cooked through or can you just wash and eat 'raw' in salads ?