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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grow Green Industries, Inc. Releases New and Improved EatCleaner® Spray Bottle Redesign Modern design reinforces product’s ‘Triple-Action’ features and easier-to-use packaging LOS ANGELES, California – (July 1st, 2018): From the award-winning company that brings you EatCleaner® – the only patented, all-natural line of food wash and wipes that’s lab-proven to remove up to 99.9% of surface pesticides, wax and the residue that can carry foodborne bacteria like E.coli, Salmonella and Listeria while keeping produce fresh up to 5x longer – comes a brand new bottle design created with clean eating in mind. This July, Grow Green Industries,...

Here’s the truth. I didn’t make super great grades in school. I was distracted, always more into fashion and MTV, soccer, cycling and memorizing every line from 16 Candles. It looked like this: major attention deficit disorder, punk hair and winged eyeliner. Despite my touch and go academic career, I managed to earn some pretty cool roles in the world of food – from managing demos and cooking classes for a chain of natural foods stores in Boulder, Colorado to overseeing multi-million dollar promotions for some of the biggest food and beverage brands in the world. I managed to work...

Image from Scientific American You can’t see them, but if they get into your food, look out. Havoc is about to be wreaked. From a whole range of E.coli strains to Salmonella, Listeria to Norovirus, fresh produce, seafood, poultry and meats are all vulnerable to contamination. Those microscopic pathogens might be invisible to the naked eye, but a food business has to imagine that these little creatures are as big and bold as day, and your single-most important job is to make sure they don’t show up at your doors. It’s a tough break that Chipotle has endured in the...

Boy, does this question come up a LOT. The beauty of pre-washed produce is that it’s ready to eat, even if it comes at a convenience item price. The bummer with this is, you can’t always guarantee it’s clean enough. And what you might not see…or worse, see, might shock you. A Consumer Reports study examined a variety of bagged salad greens and found “bacteria that are common indicators of poor sanitation and fecal contamination—in some cases, at rather high levels.” The fact is, most pre-washed produce is cleaned with chlorinated water, which is about 90% effective in cleaning bacteria....