The Surprising Truth About Sanitizing Your Groceries
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- Getting groceries during the coronavirus pandemic is more than just a chore. Seasoned grocery shoppers have always made lists and coordinated their shopping, but now the process requires precise timing, coordinated teamwork, and maybe even a few body checks.
However, acquiring prized and sought-after grocery items is not the end of grocery shopping these days. Some health experts have suggested that sanitizing grocery products and washing vegetables and fruits before putting them away can help prevent you from contracting the coronavirus.
Can you really contract the virus through your grocery items? Here is the surprising truth about sanitizing your groceries.
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Are you washing your groceries?
No more than usual.
Mashed yes
I have always rinsed my groceries but I will not put detergent on them.
Non-perishables are left in bags for 3 days. Perishables (like milk) are wiped down with Lysol. We stick with vegetables we can cook so we don't wash them.
Yes i wash my groceries and i wash my money notes too.
Finding the truth to this pandemic is like picking out grains of sand from dirt with tweezers. Taking in all the media hype, the supposed experts recommendations, and making your own personal decisions as to what you feel is best to do for you vs what you are told to do. It is all we have. Knowledge is the best tool to protect and care for yourself.
kittentude , good point, the internet doesn’t help either, full of ill informed idiots masquerading as experts, who to believe!
My husband always wash down all food including food in packages. His mom practice this since the 50s.
I haven't washed food packaging since late 40's, don't recall getting sick from food I purchased at that time. To each his own.🤗
@@michaelschlosser9795 It wasn't about getting sick from food. My husband said the food packages and can items were dirty. So his mom wash down groceries. Furthermore, he kept it up today.
@@michaelschlosser9795 1. How do you know you haven't ever gotten sick from food or packaging? Have you ever had digestive upset, a cold, the flu? How do you know you didn't get them from food products?
2. COVID19 didn't exist before now so you wouldn't have gotten sick from it in the 40', or the 50's, 60's, 70's, etc. If you haven't heard, it can be very serious and even deadly.
3. Have you ever looked at the dirt and gunk on top of cans, especially beverages and the gunk that settles into that groove around the edge? My mom and now I and my kids always wash the tops of cans at the very least. There's a reason why we wash our hands before eating, why not give the same care to the actual food that you'll be ingesting as well?
I take my groceries out of the cartons and I wash everything with hot water and antibacterial soap. You don't know if someone sneezed/coughed on or touched your items. Anyone dismissing this and giving out this advice is irresponsible.
Absolutely irresponsible. The 'experts' are giving dangerous advice not to wash.
We need to over throw them they are useless and vile
I love the social distance because some people are close-up talkers.
Charel Trihart yeah ive had people talk to me close an have spit on me .
Exactly, I hate when people get all up in my business!
I soak veggies in vinegar or turmeric water and wash packets with soapy water.
Grocery washer here, the cashier is touching money and all everyone else's groceries, no thank you! I do the self check out and at home I throw what I can in the sink everything else that can't get wet I wipe it down. Best practices for our safety.
Ya, you better go back to Venus. There is no Corona virus there.
I do the exact same thing ! Do what you can to protect yourself and your family no one else will!
Vegan from Venus Get in the sun. Check out Dr. Eric Berg on u-tube. Vitamin D
Zinna- I checked out his video. I'm on vitamin D supplements and I shared the information with my loved ones. Thank you for sharing the information.
I wash food (both a peeled and non peeled) in baking soda and vinegar then rinse in hot water.
I work in a grocery store. Most people who stock the shelves do not wear gloves. I didn't my first day and had to wash my hands after every aisle was taken care of. My hands were black with dirt and dust after each aisle of work. Some aisles are worse like the canned food aisle. I purchased gloves before I had to go to work the next day.
People grab cans/produce/items all the the time and put things back. Grocery stores do their best to keep it clean but they are Not hospitals. Wash your food.
Even though I'll purchase pre washed lettuce, I still put it in a strainer and wash the veggies. Every now and then in pre packaged lettuce you will find a dead lady bug or a beetle. Wash your food. Have a good day!
Great comment!
I was taught by my parents to clean all tins with a soapy cloth prior to opening them
because germs are naturally on the outside
And to wash fruits & veg
It's logical anytime🌻
Your skin is crawling with bacteria and viruses. Your intestines are home to billions of viruses. Welcome to the real world.
@@patriciaalber367 and that's perfectly fine & normal ... but it's smart to be safe about the foods you eat
this is what infuriates me about the modern world we have the internet with the greatest source of information but no one actually knows which one to believe
Jamie, believe what makes logical sense, and err on the side of caution where Covid is concerned.
I find it amusing.
A drop of dawn on an apple thoroughly rinsed will not kill you! I've done it for years.
I bought my PPE in Febuary when they said "Only 12 people have it, sone it will be none".
Then they say. "Only sick people need masks"
Then they say only Health workers need them. Then they said, only Sick people also need them. Now that they are NO MORE MASK, they say you probably don't need them but just wear them in case.
A little late for that. Most everybody that is going to get it, has it.
How about those people who HAVE to squeeze, fondle and caress ten apples before taking a different one,WTF.!
peter olsen
I’ve noticed that some people here in UK still do that even though a lot of shops advise, don’t pick up food unless you’re going to buy it!
Simon P , they can’t help themselves, it’s compulsive.
Ironically, in Italy people aren’t allowed to handle produce with-out gloves on. Or, the people at smaller stores get it for you. Interesting ....
Dont judge. They're probably lonely singles and it's the most excitement that they get.
Yes, but that's why I always wear hospital gloves. Then strip them off and throw in outdoor trash when I get home. You can't know if you've perfectly done the right thing but you can be as vigilant as is humanly possible. So far so good. Fingers crossed.
Common Sense tells me we should wash everything we bring into our house and touch I don't have to be a doctor to figure that out
No, but you really need to get off your behind and do some research. Doctors don't know squat. CDC, FDA, USDA all run by Big Pharma who is invested in making this the worst case scenario to get the billions to come up with an absolutely worthless vaccine. I can see them rubbing their hands together now. You bought it hook, line, and sinker.
Yeah...they also said masks aren't effective. I'm cleaning my groceries. Soap can be rinsed off well. Nothing comes into my house without cleaning it first.
@@ChefCarter When you think how they are telling people to make their own masks and leave the ones that work for health care workers....kind of seems silly, don't ya think? Toxic chemicals do not wash off well. But then, people haven't been listening to what the small minority of doctors warning about sugar and toxic chemicals in your food. So, go ahead, add more toxic chemicals to the load already in what you're buying.
@@patriciaalber367 yeah. the "forever chemicals..." smh
We are washing groceries and throwing away boxes before they come in the house.
Chapman: Don’t wash your food or whip them down they can transfer the Virus
“Be careful with money” 🤷🏻♂️
I wash everything in hot hot soapy water and pat down with new paper toweling. Then throw away in a big plastic bag that is closed off awaiting valet trash pickup.
I remember a boyhood pal who became obsessed with washing his hands every couple of minutes. He is still washing his hands every few minutes but now he does it at the Illinois Mental Hospital and Care Center in Elgin.
I use the food safety recommandations now like I do normarly:
-Wash yout hand before, while and after cooking/eating.
-Don't touch your face while manipulating food.
-Wash fruits/ vegetables with water just before eating/cooking (it's better for preservation to wait).
-Avoid cross-contamination (raw meat vs cook meat or plank/cutter for vegetables and another for meat).
Those steeps are needed normaly to avoid bacterial contamination and usefull for that pandemic for the remeaning time of he covid-19.
Remember when the experts told us not to wear mask?! 😷 I’ll be cleaning my food containers! 😅
AFOL MAN Wearing a mask will increase the risk of infection
@@somatotrophin1535
Are you high?
John Petersen No. I can explain if you keep an open mind
@@somatotrophin1535
There is nothing to explain. You are dead wrong. At the very least, having a mask on will prevent you from unconsciously touching your mouth or nose while out and about. Coupled with goggles or wrap around shades to prevent you from touching your eyes is just good sense. Aside from the fact that it can prevent you from breathing air particulates that may contain the virus.
John Petersen Consider the following: 1) The average diameter of a corona virus is 0.1 micrometres; 2) the-pore diameter of a surgical mask is in the 10 micrometers range i.e. 100 bigger; 3) there are several mm gaps of the face mask around the nasal region; 4) people wearing face masks touch their face, especially the nasal region, far more frequently than those not wearing a mask (to adjust the mask and / or relieve discomfort)
"Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” This is the time Murphy's law actually being insightful.
Been washing every packet of anything and everything with soap water since a month..
It’s hella tiring to be frank!
Dr Vrushali it really is ;( I cancel food orders all the time because I just don’t want to deal with it that day
Oh stop it!
Grace Castillo that is very inconsiderate, by cancelling you are stopping someone else having that spot. In London you can’t get delivery unless you already have regular deliveries, they are taking no new customers. If you do have existing account, the wait time is about 3 weeks. I don’t have an account, just lentils 😂
Dirty hands touching objects = dirty objects. Wipe everything down.
I think it's crazy for people especially Doctors to say cleaning anything is overboard when it's still alot they dont know about this. Dont put your health and life in anybody's hands that dont know 100 % the ends and outs of this virus protect yourself at all cost theirs no such thing as overboard when it's you that will be infected
Yes there is overboard. And this is certainly it. You would think people are dunking your groceries in a container of feces. Speaking of which, did you know that they found more coronavirus in a sewage plant in Massachusetts than should have been there? They only had 400 some odd cases with a few deaths. But the amount of corona virus in the sewage tells a different story. They said it indicated that somewhere between 12,000 and 120,000 were infected in the area! How did the virus find its way to a remote tribe in the Amazon rainforest?
Mairra Rosa doctors are just people. I don’t get why people put them on a pedestal as if their opinion matters more than anyone else.
If there's no evidence, then there's no evidence sanitizing doesn't help.
@@Cryptonymicus www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/study-suggests-being-too-clean-can-make-people-sick
I have always washed all my produce with dish soap and just rinse it very well and I've never had an upset stomach. What's the difference between eating off a plate that's been washed with the soap. Too many hands touch the produce in the store, it falls on the ground ect. I can tell if things haven't been wash properly with soap cuz I can taste the spray residue on alot of fruits. For leafy greens, berries and grapes I soak them in vinegar water and then rinse well.
Better safe than sorry, I wash everything before bringing it into the house, I have animals that put their noses into everything which then can transmit it to me or someone I love, I then transfer everything to a well cleaned cloth bag and place on the floor, never set anything on my counters, and at least wash your fruits and vegetables with hot water, I do that then transfer them into a ziploc baggies, just for extra safety, do you know how many people touch things in the stores not including the customers, that grab things then put it back, i'm not taking any chances.
Great Point ! Most every body here dose the same, good job !
I just looked at your channel, I'm so sorry your father died.
I know the feeling of lose, I lost my parents a few years back,
miss them daily. :-(
I just looked at your channel, I'm so sorry your father died.
I know the feeling of lose, I lost my parents a few years back,
miss them daily. :-(
@@ebutuoy3504 Thank you so much, sorry to hear about your loss also :-( although it does get easier it's very weird going on without them, it does make me depend more on myself, which I have been feeling is making me stronger, remain strong xoxo.
@@lovelife02 I do think you will be stronger after your lose.
I'm now the oldest person in my family and don't have the
old wise ones to lean on any more.
It's kinda haunting for me as I still think of Grandpa ( my buddy )
who died almost thirty years ago. Very good memories of both
parents and Grand parents.
Hopefully the pain with lessen with time for you .
Stay safe :-)
I’ve been doing this for years even washing the milk bottle etc not only for COVID19 but many other things that can be on there from all the hands & drops on the floor, but just as important as washing you need to make sure to rinse very thoroughly this is just as important to not poison your self or your family especially kids will be worse affected by the poisonous chemicals. I’ve rinsed things (cups, bottles, plates etc) from the cupboard later after my self in the past & recently after family members as they were washed earlier only for them to all foam up as they haven’t been rinsed properly after using chemical soaps.
All the food at the stores has been touched by so many people already. When it was made .packed .shipped out .put on shelves. Touched by people. Touched again by Cashier after they touched everybody else's food .an the dirty money they handled. An gave you some .then you buy it .take it all home .with germs on it .So wash it all .be safe
They also told us not to wear masks at first
I’m playing it safe and sanitizing my groceries
Does anyone leave groceries in garage or outside for a few days? And no I mean just cans , not milk or eggs etc? Do you still disinfect when bringing in after it chills outside for so long??
Apart from the fresh fruit and veg I spray the lot with peroxide before putting it away. You can even spray the fruit with it as long as you leave it to settle for 10- 15 minutes and then wash them in water.
Advises disinfecting surfaces in the home, my "safe zone", but not items coming into the home? 🤔 No thanks, I will continue to wash the fresh produce in soapy water after others have been handling it (pickers, packers, store employees, random people testing ripeness) and leave other stuff outside for a few days.
Good point, Marema. Their advice is contradictory.
I have been washing my vegetables with soap for a very long time, never had tummy issues from any of it....I sanitise my groceries and put them out in the sun for a couple of hours
Better safe than sorry (specially when facing a virus that we are just starting to understand a little better than some months ago)
I wash and rinse almost everything well. The few things that don't get washed, sit for a very long b4 I use them ( at least a week, usually longer). As for produce, I wash w soapy water and I rinse it very well inn running water to ensure no soap is let behind.
I wipe everything when it comes in the door. If I can empty it out of the package into another container I do. When my husband comes home from work he leaves shoes on porch. Puts clothes directly into washer. By the way he is a grocery manager.
Anybody who has to engage with the public should definitely sanitize.
Same here hubby works at a grocery store too as soon as he gets home he changes outside in our back porch leaves shoes outside in the sun. he takes a shower. His work clothes is washed in hot water then hanged outside to dry in the sun.
Thank you to all essential workers! 💙🇺🇸❤️ I would starve without you
Non perishables stay in the garage for days. Perishable go in the basement fridge for days. And my groceries are being delivered now. I want to be around long enough to find out how this ends.
Bill Schlafly I thought refrigerating possibly infected produce and fruits for 3 days would eliminate the virus but my own further research showed that refrigeration and freezing extends the lifespan of the virus. It doesn’t die as quickly so 3 days so might not be enough time for the virus to die if refrigerated and of course frozen virus can stay viable for years. There is very little info about this fact.
Put it this way, the experts said masks were not needed. Now states that know better have instituted everyone wear a mask while outdoors. Don't listen to these experts saying there are no evidence. Sanitizing your groceries doesn't take much and can definitely ensure no contamination happens to you and your family.
You will NEVER guarantee that everything is germ free. Nothing like making it possible for your kids to really get sick not having any exposure to germs and bacteria. Not very bright.
We've had several recent meat-processing plants close because of his rates of th eVirus among their employees. I don't think we should bring home packages of meat with out sanitizing the packaging.
And a great reason for people to stop eating animal flesh.
The USDA says you DO NOT need to wash fruit, vegetables, foods. Rinse it off like normal. Do NOT 🚫 do not eat can foods older than 5yr.
You mean that tuna from 1993 might be bad now?
That doctor did make some updates to his video and changed it to washing his produce with just plain water.
I prefer to be overly cautious. I'll keep sanitizing.
A woman here in North Carolina. Was shocked to find out that she had been infected with the virus, she stated that she hadn’t been out of her house, didn’t eat out from a restaurant yet she still caught the virus, come to find out that her food delivery person had tested positive for the virus, and being told that it was highly unlikely to catch the virus from food packages, she didn’t wear gloves or clean the packages or food items before putting them away.
there was a report that a woman who had been isolated for 3 weeks got COVID 19 from not being careful with touching groceries that were delivered--her delivery person was tested positive.
Where did you read about this? I tried googling and can't find anything about this
@@cinnamon_4418 I was reading various online stories. I will see if I can find it
@@cinnamon_4418 www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/charlotte-woman-hasnt-left-her-house-in-three-weeks-but-tested-positive-for-covid-19/275-77707b1d-fd2f-4a36-bf3e-16beca4104c4
@@dianedobry800 thank you!
@@dianedobry800 did u see the update to the story?
An epidemiologist called Brummert Tuesday, April 21 with the news: They had traced her exposure back to the keypad at the pharmacy.
"I felt a little relieved it wasn't the groceries," Brummert told WCNC Charlotte's Nate Morabito in a follow-up interview. "When you pick up a prescription, you have to sign for it."
But still, if she could get it from the keypad then why not also from groceries
Not all soap is equal, I wash my produce all the time with vegetable wash to rinse out dirt and pesticides. Fruit with hard coverings like oranges and bananas can be washed with dish soap. The issue here would be if soap gets in food that is inside a package you can’t rinse out like bread. Today I wiped a plastic bread bag with disinfectant wipe and and the packaging ink came off so I just said hell with it and put it in my own container.
Yeah, I'm still sanitizing EVERYTHING!!!
Vinegar and water is great for soaking fruits and vegetables! Soak for 10-15 minutes. Baking soda can also be used as a substitute for vinegar! You can also add some vinegar to the water when washing meat but rinse afterwards to keep the vinegar from changing the flavour of the meat. Fruits and vegetables however does not need to be rinsed after a vinegar and water soak.
So the question is people often touch the grocery items when they selecting products or brands, what if the last persin touched the box of your favorite cereal his hands contaminated with virus paticles will you not sanitize or wipe it with disinfectant before you place in your pantry, once you get home?
I use unscented dish detergent to wash my apples and other like produce; been doing that for years. I rinse them well and don't ever taste detergent or get sick from it.
Just cook or steam or boil veges. For fruits, peel it.
Anything you have to peel just wash the skin in very hot soapy water.
When I shop I wear gloves if I get tins I use a steamer and give them a quick blast then put them away if veg I wash them dry them and put them away I always do it as every pics up an item looks at it them puts it back I've always used a steam jet for bedding mats floors even clothes nothing can get away from Steam also if using cash wipe them with a wipe them out them in an envelope and use gloves
Willliam if you are virus free I would like to offer you a room in my house in exchange for washing down the groceries and steaming the bedding etc.. So thorough! Sexy!
I don't wash cans, jars, or boxes that food comes in. I buy ahead, so it's at least a week before I use them. Question: does freezing kill the virus, or make it go dormant? I buy lots of frozen food.
First of all experts opinions aren’t worth anything in my opinion unless they have done experiments and have evidence. You would think that a team of professionals would be testing grocery stores and their products to determine their safety. So much for the public health system. This video and the whole system put in place to protect us gets grade of F in my humble opinion.
They don't do it because it will create more histeria. But it's common sense that some of these products will have COVID-19 because they are being handled by people that are infected.
I wash and sanitize EVERYTHING that comes into my home. I don't want to take a chance. It only takes one mistake to get sick.
Buy frozen fruits and vegetables, if you want...disinfect the packaging. Stay home. End of story.
Frozen foods are running out these days.
@@flo8422 I'm in NWI, the stores by me aren't out of frozen vegetables and fruits. Pizza, yeah that's gone...cause people are dumb. Just search around and you'll find something. Take care.
Still need caution when using frozen and freezing as needs cooking. Apparently the freezer doesn’t kill it, just keeps it dormant until it’s out.
Wonder if these people who say don’t clean your grocery’s are the same people who told us not to wear masks. Keep safe people
I am still wiping/washing stuff off and throwing away bags. I don’t care what they say. Little chance is still a chance. Common sense!
I am sanitizing my produce (all things I bring into the house even money) I use gloves while handling and sanitizing, just in case, I’d rather be safe than sorry. Just my way of protecting my family, home and myself, just plain and simple.
I would not use Chorox disinfecting wipes, to clean those meat packages. I would initially use paper towel soak with hot water and clean them in the garage, then I will use hot water rinse them in the kitchen sink. Dry them up and put in refrigerator. It is OK to use Chorox disinfecting wipes to clean card-board, plastic, and metal cans. For roast chicken inside the card board box, I clean it carefully with disinfecting wipes, then take the chicken out and transfer it to a clean plastic container, then to heat up right away in microwave for at least one minus.
If you can get it from touching a book; then what would prevent you from getting it from a container? Same thing.
I like the music that plays through out this informative video and narrated by a lady with a most pleasant voice.
each and everyone of us must do precautionary measures by washing grocery stuff with soap and water as we wash our hands
Bologna
For the time being, I’m buying all produce in frozen bags and wiping down canned goods, cardboard packages, and drinks. It doesn’t take too much effort and I rather play it safe when we have no idea about this virus.
Do some research! Get off the MSM. Look up Dr. Pam Popper on TH-cam.
"Little" chance? If it can live on a surface for up to 3 days..... I will wipe down my groceries or set them in the garage for 4 days. This is war and I am in it to win it.
I wipe down my stuff and wash the produce before use
I take everything out of cardboard boxes and put in ziplock bags.
This is madness - what has the world come to!
I'm 100% immune suppressed. I wash my produce with soap and water and rinse thoroughly. I put away my cans and boxes and wash my hands. Before I use any can or new plastic container, I wash the top before use. I wear gloves while shopping, toss them as I put the cart away at the store.
People have lost their minds. My groceries are treated the same now as they ever were. There has always been a risk of catching something giving you a tiny risk of death from touching anything at all. That has not changed.
Viral charge, that it’s quite important for a virus to be able to be contagious, and virus integrity it’s very unlikely to stay in that kind of surfaces, even if you can find virus in them.
I agree with you, but I''m not taking chances.
I don't think it's a matter IF you should sanitize groceries, but HOW
I mean, most things can be easily sanitized with sanitizing solution and then washed with water, or at least the package can be wiped with some cleaning product... my sister is a biologist and I asked her if there was a safe way to sanitize eggs (they are sorted by hand at the nearest store and packed when you buy them). She said the eggs can't be sanitized, water can push bacteria through the shell into the egg, however, viruses and bacteria die when cooked. therefore the best way to keep them is on a sanitized egg container, with no contact to anything else.
I rinse my shopping in a sink with warm soapy water, some vinegar and a few drops of tea tree oil.
I like that. I have tea tree oil. But it smells horrendous.
@@marthawoodworth6907 haha...well that's odd. Tea tree smells a lot like desinfectant unless you don't like that then it shouldn't smell bad.
We use our garage floor as a staging area.
Don't run over your groceries by accident!
I heard Americans don't do online supermarket delivery as much as other countries is that still the case?
I think it depends that is available here in Massachusetts where I live with most stores and some stores even have curbside pickup as well.
Key words "some stores".
Just because there is no evidence yet it can be transmitted via food packaging, doesn’t mean it won’t happen or hasn’t happened, especially if no one even knows how they contracted it in the first place since it’s so easy to contact. Not only that, the CDC didn’t even recommend wearing face masks and then 180 degrees changed its stance. Better safe than sorry, especially considering these circumstances and that health organizations and doctors can’t get their act together.
I went to local Public to shop my grocery for many years. Since the Corona virus, I did not like much where a grocery helper to pack my grocery. Because he wear one pair of gloves for many hours on multiple jobs and locations.
We are all so indebted to our Frontline Healthcare Professionals... we lift them all as hero's... but please take a moment to thank all staff providing non-medical services... imagine how catastrophic it would be if these collapsed? A simple: "Thank you for being here, away from your family, so that I may get food and groceries. I appreciate what you are doing... Bless you my friend"
I've only seen working staff's faces light up when given this acknowledgment and gratitude. And I mean even (and especially) the cleaning staff through to cashiers.
All of a sudden everyone of us matters more... hopefully the next positive step forward (Recovery?) in our civil evolution? G-d be with us all.
I enjoyed the money shot with the apples.
I spray Vinegar in towel real wet and wipe down cans and bags of food and let air dried before putting it away ... I no buy salad only buy vegetables cook in soup or stir fried...
I believe in washing fruit and vegetable with plain water. I have always done this.
Why does every informational video now have music in the background? It’s so freaking distracting. Just give us the information. Play it quieter or not at all. 😬
LOL
Currently I sanitize food packaging, if no packaging I leave the items in the garage for 24 hours.
Yea I just put my food away in the pantry or fridge, then wash my hands.. Then leave it alone for a couple days at least. I still wash my hands if I touch any of my food stuff anyways. Good common practice.
anony mous this health crisis might have a silver lining. It will teach people to have better hygiene :).
After shopping the first thing I do is place all packages on the floor in the hall. take my outerwear off & then move packages to the kitchen. Go wash hands & leave bags where they are for a couple of hours unless its dairy & meat. after I sort foods & put then where they need to be & leave them for a day when ever possible. all bags boxes & other food packaging gets removed & tosses & items go into plastic storage containers or glass jars. A box of crackers for instants, I remove the box & put the inner bag in a plastic container that has like minded products. I only wash produce as needed because once the dirt is removed, decade begins rapidly as the protective film on all produce opens the produce to air born contaminants. This is from observation where washing say lettuce & 2 days later it has to be tossed versus leaving it & having it last 5-7 days. Buying washed& trimmed produce is also a bad idea because its been exposed to even more air born contaminants such as sneezers & coughers & people with dirty unwashed hands, then the environmental toxins like diesel fumes insects rodents & so on. Best to leave them till needed. I have never encountered food poisoning by doing this. Can food is another story. I have only washed cans a few times but stopped doing it due to the time it takes. Unless cans for for extra long term storage I just leave then & wash the can before opening. the less we fuss over food I think the safer we are. If I am going to wash produce I do NOT use soap unless its soap made by known companies such as Dr Bronners Castile soap. Their soaps are cleanly designed to be human friendly, but my favorite way to was produce is in a sink filled with cold water & a 1/3 cup of baking soda & thoroughly wet all produce needed & let stand about 10-15 minutes & rinse well. This has always been a safe remedy to wash produce. SALT kills germs hence the product Iodine. Its simply SALT so technically you can add a few drops of iodine to wash water instead.
We're also baking our mail, preheat to 170, bake for 1/2 hour, plastic side up.
Boxes from the U.P.S. or FedEx we mist them wet with a sprayer with 71 %
alcohol . Let dry, bring in the garage to sit for 20 days, so the virus dies inside
the shipping box. You don't get a do over OR a second chance. :-)
I am definitely sanitizing my groceries. I don’t care about washing my produce because all of my produce is cooked to temperatures sufficient to kill any viruses before eating it, but I wipe down everything else with bleach and water or other cleaning solution before putting it away because I don’t want to transfer any germs to my cabinets, freezer or refrigerator. I just assume that everything that I bring in the house has the virus and I sanitize it accordingly.
the chemical fertilizer run off and pesticides on the produce are an actual risk. You can't cook those away. Everything else is non-scientific insanity. Surfaces were NEVER a threat and this was known so why didn't you follow the science at the time?
I have 2 autoimmune diseases I'm not taking any chances when my food is delivered. I sanitize everything that goes in the refrigerator and freezer. I leave everything else in box for 3 to 4 days. I did sanitize everything before but I can't stand up that long. So it's easier to let it die off everything and just put it up.
Well at least our community will have the cleanest garbage when it hits landfill.
Gloves when handling packages is dumb. Just have your hands soapy and wet, and wash them afterward. It's easier than possibly contaminating something else (gloves) and makes the operation simpler and safer.
You can wash with dish soap, and then soak and wash with baking soda. I soak my fruits and vegetables baking soda to get rid of pesticides, and I use it in the wash to get off any excess soap. It’s disgusting what comes off with just baking soda. Also, you can use hot water to dunk - or if you don’t like wax on your fruits... It’s probably fine as long as you rinse everything afterwards. I’d rather be safe than sorry.
Yeah I’m wiping stuff down!
I like to wash my fruits, and vegetables with an organic fruit, and vegetable wash call :fit organic; its been recommended that people wash their produce with a fruit,vegetable sanitizer, and then rinse the produce with water.
Dr Vanwingen actually did an update to his initial video to state after consulting other health experts not to use soap on fruits and vegetables and to use running water to clean them.
While they say washing your groceries is not necessary at this time they also said facemasks were not necessary at the time too but today they’re saying differently so I suggest washing your groceries even though it might not be necessary.
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I have always washed produce, even bananas and lemons.
Why wouldn't you make sure they are cleaned. Why not be overly cautious? The shop assistants touch everything, and shelf stickers other customers. It's a bit annoying but feck it is easier than coping with the sickness.
totally agree. what have you got to lose cleaning and disinfecting stuff you don't know who has touched?
I work in food manufacturing the packages are very dirty they are handled well at the factory but after people drop bags on the floor and stock the shelves pour the chips in a bowl anyway then wash ur hands before u eat make the meal make the table then wash hands then eat basic age old traditions
This is iffy so I'm sanitizing my groceries! Better safe than sorry.
im beginning to think we are all getting out of control with whether or not we are suppose to be washing the fruit i can understand we have to do that but what about tinned food are we suppose to be washing and disinfecting our food and if we do this for a certain amount of time are we going to develop upset stomachs just trying to get a point across
@Angela Cassidy Washing the tin can or plastic bag of frozen veggies won't affect your food. Nobody is asking you to pour disinfectant into your stew.
@@r.ridderbusch7303 thats the last thing i wouldnt do distinfect the stew or hot meals but thankyou for the information it has helped thankyou
So , she says cash can contain viruses :( but groceries bags cans packages cannot do they listen to themselves?