Debbie Meyer Green Bags
Debbie Meyer Green Bags are a product often advertised on TV. They claim to keep fruits and vegetables fresh for up to 30 days by using a zeolite. They claim to absorb ethylene gas, which they claim to be the major cause of fruits and vegetables going bad.
Effectiveness
The commercials and website claims that the bags will keep fruits and vegetables fresh for up to 30 days, and shows specific examples of different fruits and vegetables comparing them between being stored in the bag, and without.
KDKA Channel 2 News in its "Does It Really Do That?" consumer affairs portion of its newscast tested the Debbie Meyer Green Bags and came up with with mixed results. Also, KFVS Channel 12 News did a story AbOUT the Green Bags, with mostly negative results
The following table summarizes the claims on the commercials vs the news results found:
Fruit/Vegetable |
Days |
Commercial Results |
Days |
KDKA Results |
Days |
KFVS Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrots |
18 |
Better in Green Bag |
26 |
Better in Green Bag |
Not Tested |
Not Tested |
Baby Carrots |
26 |
Better in Green Bag |
Not tested |
Not tested |
Not Tested |
Not Tested |
Peppers |
16 |
Better in Green Bag |
26* |
Better in Green Bag |
30 |
Bad whether in Bags or Not |
Broccoli |
21 |
Better in Green Bag |
26* |
Little better in Green Bag |
Not Tested |
Not Tested |
Iceberg Lettuce |
8 |
Better in Green Bag |
26* |
Little worse in Green Bag |
Not Tested |
Not Tested |
Tomatoes |
14 |
Better in Green Bag |
26* |
Worse in Green Bag |
Not Tested |
Not Tested |
Strawberries |
8 |
Better in Green Bag |
8 |
Much worse in Green Bag |
7 |
Much worse in Green Bag |
Bananas |
9 |
Better in Green Bag |
8 |
Much worse in Green Bag |
7 |
Much worse in Green Bag |
Grapes |
Not shown |
Not shown |
26 |
Worse in Green Bag |
Not Tested |
Not Tested |
- * - The newscast inferred some of these days, but did not specifically state each of them.