[gunsequalfreedom]

We always wash our fruit and veggies thoroughly with soapy water. We may now have to go to boiling them?

[TomGuy]

We always wash our fruit and veggies thoroughly with soapy water.

I add some chlorine bleach to the soapy wash water and wash all fresh produce, eggs, etc. I frequently even wipe down food items that come in plastic bags.

I also wipe items in cans especially during cold & flu season.

[muggs]

My husband will even wash bananas.

I have heard they haul trash to a dump and then pick up a load of fruits and vegetables to haul back, unload and pick up more trash to the dump.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

We always wash our fruit and veggies thoroughly with soapy water.

We soak them in a 5 or 10% solution of hydrogen peroxide. (Diluted from 50%)

[exDemMom]

The soap, along with a scrubber to get into the nooks and crannies, should be sufficient to remove surface bacteria.

Washing the surface will not remove bacteria that have penetrated into the fruit. I always throw fruit away if it has a break in the skin.

I believe that it is common practice to wash produce with bleach when it is picked. So it comes from the farm clean, but all kinds of stuff can happen between the farm and the store. Plus, in the store, people like to feel produce before they buy it—and they could have anything on their hands.