fresh fruit and veg, are they safe to eat?

[suzannah16]

as a lot of veg and fruit are picked by hand how safe are they to eat? we can hardly disinfect or soapy wash them and who knows what conditions are like wherever they grew. does anyone have any info on fresh food?

[PMRpro]

Try reading this

healthunlocked.com/pmrgcauk...

[eekt in reply to PMRpro]

Excellent, thank you! xxx

[DJK99 in reply to PMRpro]

Hey this is great! I'd put this out as a separate post... what do you think...? It's so very helpful. Thanks

[PMRpro in reply to DJK99]

Done!

[DJK99]

Hey there - I have ALWAYS washed my fruit and veg in VegWash ebay.co.uk/itm/362918762914 or similar - to ensure the nasties such as chemicals are got rid. I order mine from Ocado usually. But when I run out I just fill a bowl of water and put a drop of Ecover or similar non fragranced washing up liquid in and give the items a little bath then rinse thoroughly... although I did just find this: thekitchn.com/how-to-make-y... . Hope that helps. D

[Countryair]

So it seems ....my other half has been washing jacket potatoes in fairy liquid quite rightly for all these years ! 😆

[SashaT64]

Yes have been washing everything in hot soapy water since this started.... then dry with tea towels that go in a hot machine wash.