There's Listeria On Avocados Now, FDA Finds (mushrooms, freeze, tuna)
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I have always washed my avocados before cutting into it, and I assume many others have as well?
I'm a stickler for being hygienic and I always thought it common sense that since you are using a knife to cut an avocado, that any germs on the surface could potentially get into the inside fruit.
Somewhere among all the recalls being issued, this pressing avocado news got lost in the shuffle. Earlier this month, the FDA issued a report saying it is now crucial to wash your avocados before eating them. That's because a good portion of avocado skins sampled over 18 months tested positive for bacteria like salmonella and listeria.
and keep this in mind if you're like me and set tomatoes, onions, potatoes and avocados together on a raised part of the kitchen counter top. There could easily be cross-contamination. I too always wash my avocados with soap as well as cucumbers, lemons, cantaloupes, and oranges because the skin is thick enough to use soap and not ruin it. All other produce I use a spray bottle of vinegar, lemon juice and water. Our food handling standards are becoming so 3rd-world.
Most produce is waxed to keep in the freshness, and to make it pretty looking.
Always wash it thoroughly to remove the wax to prevent it from being cut into produce.
My grandma used to wash her veggies with soap and I thought that was a crazy thing to do. Now I do the same thing.
I still think it is pretty crazy. but for anyone who thinks this is important I understand. We all have different idea: a lot has to do with our age I think and how we were raised. I do wonder what some of those a bit younger would think if they went back and knew how things were in the 1940s and 50s? that was before the word recall was invented, there were no exp. dates on anything, and we were doing good if we had room to freeze more than a few lbs of meat a week. I could go on and on,but that is a topic for another time and a fun one I bet.
this is more what I do: just water and dry with a paper towel. Even then I do not wash everything off, but a lot I do. My mother in law used to peel mushrooms.
I have always washed my avocados before cutting into it, and I assume many others have as well?
I'm a stickler for being hygienic and I always thought it common sense that since you are using a knife to cut an avocado, that any germs on the surface could potentially get into the inside fruit.
I have always washed my avocados before cutting into it, and I assume many others have as well?
I'm a stickler for being hygienic and I always thought it common sense that since you are using a knife to cut an avocado, that any germs on the surface could potentially get into the inside fruit.
I not only thoroughly wash all fresh fruits and vegetables, including avocados, before eating, but spray them with a 6% solution of distilled vinegar, as a disinfectant.
Third, if you ate the fruit and have not experienced symptoms, monitor yourself for the signs of the illness for the next 70 days. Unfortunately, that is how long it can take for the symptoms to manifest. Those symptoms are flu-like, and include fever, muscle aches, upset stomach, diarrhea, stiff neck, headache, loss of balance, and confusion. Pregnant women may only have a very mild illness, but complications can be severe. Once again, if you do feel ill see your doctor and tell her that you ate this recalled fruit.
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