Dr. Mom was right -- and wrong -- about washing fruits and vegetables

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A new study shows that irradiation could be key to removing hard-to-reach pathogens inside fruits and vegetables. Courtesy of USDA-Agricultural Research Service photo by Stephen Ausmus
A new study shows that irradiation could be key to removing hard-to-reach pathogens inside fruits and vegetables. Courtesy of USDA-Agricultural Research Service, photo by Stephen Ausmus

Washing fresh fruits and vegetables before eating may reduce the risk of food poisoning and those awful episodes of vomiting and diarrhea. But according to new research, described today at the 235th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, washing alone — even with chlorine disinfectants — may not be enough.


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