Fruit
Healthy and tasty? Most fruits are, but they could also result in hospitalization. Even one of the healthiest fruit on the planet (berries) could make you ill. The same applies to most fruits grown on the ground like watermelon, cantaloupe, and berries have a higher risk of causing food poisoning with Listeria.
Out of all we’ve mentioned above, cantaloupe has the highest risk due to its skin. It’s kind of difficult to remove Listeria bacteria and other bacteria from cantaloupes. As for berries, they are usually contaminated with both bacteria and viruses (hepatitis A virus), and the main culprits are poor hygiene practices of pickers, contaminated waters, and, of course, cross-contamination.
It is essential to wash fruits before consuming them. And not just the ones we’ve named here, but all fruits, in general.
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I worked for a local butcher while growing up. every day we had to scrub down everything. the worst part was the inside of the meat counters. they were the old styles and we had to bend over backward to reach the glass and front or customer side of the cooler. the meet was wrapped and loaded into the walk-in cooler at the end of the workday. The worst part is we used full-strength vinegar. it sure cleared your sinuses. the butcher block was also cleaned with vinegar with salt added. all the machinery that had cutting blades were also cleaned the knives sat in a dish of vinegar until used the next day. This man had only a small store but had loyal customers that came in twice a week for fresh meat, chickens, and eggs. turkeys were always ordered ahead of time. I sometimes wonder if the counters were cleaned at the supermarkets. they count on packaging to keep everything from contamination.. Ed the butcher would always rinse his hands with vinegar when he picked up the meat. In all the years the shop was around I never heard of anyone getting food poisoning from his meat. In a neighborhood where we all knew each other, it would have spread quickly if true. We don’t need all the fancy cleaning supplies that cost so much and may contain chemicals that are bad for you, or your kids. Methods learned when we didn’t have refrigeration to keep us safe are no longer passed down. When a real crisis comes we had better know how to eat safely and keep ourselves clean or die. We are now three generations away from such knowledge. best find out.——— I, Grampa
Thank you for this information. Very helpful. God bless.