More news from the BBC (are you all bored yet???)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5153554.stm
This time asking if we should wash fruit. Pretty shabby reporting,
focuses on pesticide residues but does not mention organic farming.
But this is what makes me laugh: "Fruit is also at risk of
contamination from dust, dirt and bacteria as most of it has been
stored in warehouses, travelled in containers and stored again in the
premises of the retailers. ... [Washing pieces of fruit] ensures that
they are clean and that bacteria that might be on the outside are
removed."
And there was me worrying if eating vegetables covered in soil was
dangerous :-S
I agree though that this is really drummed into people. I had someone
once ask if I'd washed an apple that he saw me PULL OFF A TREE.
Anyone got any similar experiences of food hygiene paranoia?
Ashley