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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Always wash the dirty dozen!

  • Strawberries
  • Spinach
  • Kale, Collard and Mustard Greens
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Nectarines
  • Apples
  • Grapes
  • Bell and Hot Peppers
  • Cherries
  • Blueberries
  • Green Beans
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Well that's pesticides. My list is related to warehouse gunk, rats, people coughing on them, etc.

*PSA: to get rid of pesticides soak in baking soda bath. They break down.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s not just pesticides. You can get residual germs from bad agricultural practices, which is why we get E. coli and listeria outbreaks from vegetables.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes but the "dirty dozen" specifically refers to pesticides.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

John Oliver torched a head of lettuce, while talking about that. https://youtu.be/Za45bT41sXg

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I'm aware, just adding to the conversation is all