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Sliced Onions Poisonous? An Urban Myth!

<p>So you've sliced an onion but only used half and want to store it in the fridge for later, but you've always heard that cut onions are bacteria traps that can become highly poisonous after just one night, developing a toxic bacteria that could cause a stomach infection or even food poisoning. Wrong! According to <a href="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/2012/12/29/is-it-true-that-onions-can-absorb-bacteria/">McGill University's Office of Science & Society</a> (motto: "Separating Science From Nonsense"), this is an urban myth that needs to be dispelled. Onions, notes McGill, "are not especially prone to bacterial contamination."</p> <p>Get the recipe for <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.ca/comfort-food/blog/french-onion-soup-casserole-for-chilly-days/" target="_blank"><strong>French Onion Soup Casserole</strong></a></p>