Do you eat Baby Carrots? Are you still going to.... after reading this?

I'm sorry, but even before I read the other responders I knew this was wrong. I know you read it somewhere and were giving us all a warning. No harm in that, but when I read this, it just doesn't make any sense. Baby carrots, well I raise them. There isn't anyway they can come from one main carrot and "reformed". I know this because if you look at them, they still have the circle at the top where the greens were cut off. If you keep think in your fridge and they start getting a white coating, then they're getting rotten. Store bought vegtables do not keep as long as garden fresh because of the time they are in storage and delivery. Sorry, if this was a let down to you, but I was just telling it to you because I grow them.

Your post got me to thinking because I eat these carrots all the time. So, I did a little research. Here is what I found. From the American Chemistry Council: Chlorine is the antimicrobial used on fresh produce, especially carrots, mushrooms, asparagus, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, cherries, strawberries and apples. The use of chlorine greatly extends the shelf life of these foods by reducing the bacterial concentrations found on these foods. From the Food Technology Center at Oklahoma State University: The use of chlorine to reduce bacteria has stringent guidelines. The concentration of sanitizer must not exceed 2000 ppm hydrochlorite. And the produce must be washed with potable water following the chlorine treatment. Most operations, unless the produce is very dirty, will not need a sanitizer concentration over 200 ppm total chlorine to achieve the desired sanitizing effect. Contact time of one minute is usually sufficient to achieve a thorough kill. The regulations do not specify a permissible level of residual chlorine. Presumably, the fresh water rinse eliminates any potential problem with residual chlorine. As a practical matter, residual chlorine, would in most foods, cause a highly objectionable odor and flavor well before becoming a safety hazard. So, to answer your question, Yes, I will continue to eat them.

Hi, aaamine. I do not eat baby carrots. I have heard this information before. I avoid many things along the same lines, like salad in a bag, for the same reason. It kinda defeats the purpose of trying to eat healthy doesn't it?

I'm so very glad I didn't buy a bag of baby carrots today while I was grocery shopping! They had them on for $1.00 a bag but we were on a stricked budget and we were at our limit. Thanks for the information and I don't see myself feeding myself or my family those anymore! Have a great night

Thank you everybody who posted that this was not true. I love to eat baby carrots and when I read the original post it scared me a bit.

I did not know this until i read your discussion. Thank you for the information.

This is an urban legend that has been going around for ever. You should check these things out before posting them or e-mailing them. Most baby carrots are just that baby carrots. the carrots are planted very close together to make them small they are also harvested when very small. Yes they are washed in Chlorine for no longer then 5 minutes as are all vegetables that are prepackaged. Chlorine kills bacteria. We drink some chlorine from our tap water. As for the white stuff that forms on carrots after a few days that is from the carrot drying out. Here are 2 web site that countedict your discussion. http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/baby_carrots.htm http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/260034 Also check out Snopes at http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp

Do you know how to make chlorine? salt water.I am ok with this.

I am not sure that baby carrots are safe to eat. Withh all that chlorine, msg, etc that they put onthem I think that i would rather buy fresh carrots and peel them. At least that way I have remove some of the poisons from getting rid of the peelings. Isn.t that safer to do?

Nope I will never eat them again after reading this!! I buy about 3 bags of these a week oh no my toddler eats them like candy. what will this have done to him????

Thank you dear. Though we do not eat baby carrots, but I will keep that in mind, and will never attempt to eat also. But in our country, normally baby carrots are not sold like that in supermarkets. But this information will be helpful for people in your country.

Thank you so much for sharing this information with the fellow mylotters. I always thought that carrots are really good for the health and so I always ate a lot of carrots. Now Iwill avoid using baby carrots and eat only the larger ones. I hope the bigger ones are not dipped in chlorine.

I do eat baby carrots on occasion but I usually only buy organic veges anyway. I never knew this but I've also never seen a white film on my carrots either; I wonder where it is exactly that this happens. Mostly my son and I like the big fresh carrots anyway, they're bigger, crunchier, and they last a lot longer =) Thanks for the tip though, that is very good information to share.

If you think about it , when you drink water from the tap , you are also drinking a minimal amount of chlorine . I would imagine the amount they put on the baby carrots would be next to none . I have been using the baby carrots for years and have never had a problem with them . I would be more concerned about samonella on a tomato than a little chlorine on a pre - packaged carrot . You should always wash your vegetables , whether they are pre- packaged or not .

Oh, oh, this is scary, aaamine. I didn't know this until i read your discussion. I guess i won't buy anymore so many of them or i will stop consuming them from now on, if they use chlorine for preserving them. Do you have an internet source/webpage where we can read about this topic? Have a great time in myLot!