Most of us are in the habit of washing our fruits before eating them, but does running grapes under cold water for a few seconds really do anything? According to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

They say fruit is nature's candy. It's delicious, sweet, and it comes in its own wrapper. There's just one little thing we tend to forget about nature: while it's beautiful, but it can also be awfully ...

Q. Will washing fruits and vegetables get rid of the pesticides? What about those commercial produce-washing liquids? A. Washing will indeed significantly reduce pesticide residue on the surface of ...

Why Are People Washing Fruit With Vinegar, and Is It Safe? True, vinegar’s acidic properties can help kill bacteria, which is one of the reasons we love using the multi-purpose ingredient around our ...

If you rinse your fruits and vegetables thoroughly because you're worried about ingesting pesticides, you won't like the conclusion of a recently published study. It appears that washing fruit and ...

(NEXSTAR) – How you treat your produce after you get home from the store could be exposing you to bacteria that cause foodborne illness, experts say. In some cases it’s not how, but what gets washed.

A new report found that pesticides “penetrate the peel layer” in fruits like apples Getty Washing fruit before eating doesn’t remove pesticides — and the only way to avoid ingesting the chemicals is ...

Leafy greens can be swirled in clean water to lift off soil before giving them a final rinse. (Getty Images) Think your fruit and veg are clean after a quick rinse? A recent government report suggests ...