E. coli
The bacteria E. coli is a leading cause of food borne illness. Approximately 61 deaths are reported in the United States each year due to E. coli. People have become ill after eating ground beef, bean sprouts and fresh pinach and lettuce contaminated with the deadly bacteria. In scientific and application case studies, chlorine dioxide has proven to be a very effective in killing this life-threatening strain of bacteria.

Center for Disease Control: Questions and Answers About E. coli Outbreak from Fresh Spinach
http://www.cdc.gov/foodborne/ecolispinach/qa_ecoli_freshspinach.htm

Efficacy of Chlorine Dioxide Gas as a Sanitizer of Lettuce Leaves
http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0362-028X&volume=067&issue=07&page=1371

Bacterial Activity of Chlorine Dioxide Against Escherichia coli in Water and Hard Surfaces
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9709246&dopt=Citation

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