to have never washed fruit?

[bubbleandsqueaks]

It goes straight into fruit bowl. Nobody has died yet (or become ill as far as I'm aware)

AIBU?

I've never washed it either.

another non-washer here...all survived so far.

Rinsing fruit does no more to wash it than running your hands under water, sitting a bath of just water or rinsing your hair in water does to wash them!

I wash it, if 2 seconds under a running tap counts as washing? I never wash bananas though ;-).

Was just thinking that Euphemia. No one that handles any sort of food washes their hands after going to the loo. And obviously it follows that because I don't wash my fruit I don't ever wash my hands ever after doing anything.

I just get the dog to give it a thorough lick. Saves water then.

Yes I get the cat to do the same with my plates Poultry.

I wash veg that's been in the ground. Threadworm eggs can be picked up from the soil. Ever had threadworms? Not nice

I think we were only talking about fruit. I wash veg, but then it gets boiled up generally.

Yeh bet all you non washers are the ones spreading threadworms around

Oh, yes, I got side-tracked to veg.

"I always wash it because even a quick rinse means my children are eating less chemical pesticides. I can't see why you wouldn't to be honest. I am in no way a clean freak but washing fruit seems like a very simple basic hygiene measure."

Same here. I wouldn't not wash fruit. I don't understand why not washing fruit is something to be proud of.

I only used to when could be bothered.
BUT now I do having seen apples etc on the floor of local supermarket and of course they get back on the shelves.

You don't know if they have washed their hands or not, that's the point.

Are you all saying you never had D&V? Congrats

When I go to the PYO fruit there are always kids there eating the fruit.

They're washed during processing anyways, ave seen it on come outside.

I never wash fruit.

So would rinsing fruit under the tap get rid of the D&V bug then? I'm assuming not?

I solve this whole conundrum by rarely eating fruit

It's not d&v that's the problem
Its threadworms

I thought it was decided that soil and veg cause the threadworms.

Rinsing fruit under the tap achieves nothing. I am agog that anyone thinks cold water can kill bacteria, ward off D&V and eliminate the germs from piss stains. If all this is ture you should call the WHO organistation - it'll save millions