In our household we have always washed the produce bought and brought in the house, and this action predates the current COVID crisis by 30 years or more. We actually try to clean all things bought after bringing them into the house and before putting them away. A good but time consuming habit.
I once watched a man with a whole raw chicken in one hand selecting peaches. He transferred the chicken from hand to hand and at one point put chicken on pile of peaches. Produce gets handles a lot before you buy it. Wash everything.
Organic produce has a much higher rate of E Coli than standard produce because, instead of using nice clean chemical fertilizers, they use manure.Wash everything.
They have been handled by numerous people, and come in contact with surfaces, all of which my contain some kind of toxin. From cleaning chemicals to bacteria.
People misunderstand organic. It just means that certain pest control practices and fertilizers can’t be used — others certainly can and are. There’s just as much reason to wash organic produce as there is other kinds of produce.
Plus, if you check the labels, a lot of organic produce comes in from abroad, and the USDA essentially takes their word for it. So, imagine you are an official in CountryX. If you certify produce as organic, you please the farmer right in front of you, who may live in your town. That farmer gets more money, therefore, from those rich people far, far away in America. There’s an obvious incentive to give that farmer every benefit of the doubt.
Kaputnik almost 4 years ago
Bacteria are “organic”.
Kwen almost 4 years ago
Dirt, slugs and manure ARE organic.
Doctor Toon almost 4 years ago
All vegetables are organic
Some of them are just more pretentious about it
uniquename almost 4 years ago
It depends on the size of the print. The warning on her father’s products are written in 2 point type.
Mugens Premium Member almost 4 years ago
In our household we have always washed the produce bought and brought in the house, and this action predates the current COVID crisis by 30 years or more. We actually try to clean all things bought after bringing them into the house and before putting them away. A good but time consuming habit.
e.groves almost 4 years ago
The safe products seem to have a lot of warnings on them.
Michael G. almost 4 years ago
Reality BITES, huh?
Oakwood13 almost 4 years ago
You do know what organic products primary fertilizer is don’t you. It usually comes brom the back end of animals.
ComicsBinger Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I once watched a man with a whole raw chicken in one hand selecting peaches. He transferred the chicken from hand to hand and at one point put chicken on pile of peaches. Produce gets handles a lot before you buy it. Wash everything.
IshkaBibel1 almost 4 years ago
Organic produce has a much higher rate of E Coli than standard produce because, instead of using nice clean chemical fertilizers, they use manure.Wash everything.
raybarb44 almost 4 years ago
Even if they are advertised as prewashed, soak them and see the dirt in the sink…..
Stephen Gilberg almost 4 years ago
My mom says farmworkers pee in the fields, and that’s enough reason to wash every time.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 4 years ago
They have been handled by numerous people, and come in contact with surfaces, all of which my contain some kind of toxin. From cleaning chemicals to bacteria.
ZBicyclist Premium Member almost 4 years ago
People misunderstand organic. It just means that certain pest control practices and fertilizers can’t be used — others certainly can and are. There’s just as much reason to wash organic produce as there is other kinds of produce.
Plus, if you check the labels, a lot of organic produce comes in from abroad, and the USDA essentially takes their word for it. So, imagine you are an official in CountryX. If you certify produce as organic, you please the farmer right in front of you, who may live in your town. That farmer gets more money, therefore, from those rich people far, far away in America. There’s an obvious incentive to give that farmer every benefit of the doubt.
pchemcat almost 4 years ago
Of course it is 100% organic, it is celery!
sew-so almost 4 years ago
I was a teenager the first time I found a LIVE bug in the veggies – it was not the last time. Please wash your produce.