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