To have fed her DC unwashed strawberries?

[brilliantdances]

Neighbour will probably see this. Not sure I care. Perhaps she will see how silly she is!

She was desperate for someone to have her DD and I said I would, no worries, all fine.

Her DD shared a box of strawberries with DS today and long story short, she's picked her DC and her DC has told her this.

I have received a text saying ''Hi, thanks again for having Kate. Please can I ask though, next time wash the strawberries before giving them to her? They are dangerous if not washed properly and she could become so unwell. Would you really want that?''

I haven't replied and won't be. AIBU to have not washed them?! Would if I was at home but it was actually just a quick snack shared out

Very rude way to put it. Wouldn't bother helping again, or if you did saying she must provide all of her own food and drink for her kids as you'll be F'd if you're doing it! Xx

[quote Willyoujustbequiet]@SW1amp

Clearly I meant in regard to the ability to kill and cause serious illness but go ahead and flag up your ignorance.[/quote]
Please point us to ONE single example of someone who has been killed by an unwashed strawberry 😂😂

[quote Willyoujustbequiet]@Taliskerskye

Just rinse them under running water. Its not difficult and could prevent serious illness so its a no brainer really.

Honestly the ignorance on this thread is staggering. I bet half the replies mocking washing them wouldnt dream of eating raw chicken etc.. there's literally no difference - ecoli kills [/quote]
Wtf no difference?

@CheesyChipsOnWembleyWay

Somewhere else on mumsnet the neighbour has probably posted about the friend who fed her child unwashed strawberries, and people have clamoured to write the "suitably assertive, polite yet snarky text" that mumsnetters love to compose.

I'd love to see two concurrent threads running like that. People would tie themselves in knots.

That would bw a dream!

And on the subject of flagging up ignorance, have you missed all the posts pointing out that E. coli cannot be killed by a quick spritz of tap water?!
It needs boiling temperatures to be destroyed….

Cannot believe she said "Would you really want that?" What an arse.

I couldn't be friends with someone so petty and ridiculous. And yes of course I would normally wash all f&v but if she can't let her kid enjoy a few unwashed PYO berries without massively guilt tripping people... that poor child.

One of my favourite Wimbledon traditions is a lovely bowl of raw chicken and cream.

Strawberries will be washed in the production to be packaged anyway?

I really dont think a quick rinse in cold water does much anyway

[quote Willyoujustbequiet]@GreenCrayon

It's in the soil so washing them will vastly reduce the risk. Google it. I'm not trying to be pedantic - I lost someone I loved dearly to this. It's scary the amount of parents who seem blissfully unaware .[/quote]
Strawberries are kept off the soil. By the straw. To avoid being eaten by pests and having their delicate fruit spoiled. They don't grow IN the soil, like potatoes or carrots. They rest, gently nestled on a lovely bed of straw. Not soil!

I had a quick google about washing fruit and veg in vinegar and it does seem to have an effect

That text is gobsmackingly self-righteous and rude. If my DD told me she'd had strawberries in the car I would say how lovely that sounded and thank the mum in question!

@Willyoujustbequiet

Yabu

There is e.coli is soil. It can kill. I've known healthy people who have died from it.

To all those replies saying its done them no harm please educate yourselves. There's a lot of stuff that we did in the past that we know better to then do now. This is one. E-coli kills.

Fair enough but how do you wash then to get rid of the e coli? A rinse under the tap isn't going to get rid of it.

@GoodbyePorpoiseSpit

One of my favourite Wimbledon traditions is a lovely bowl of raw chicken and cream.

@GoodbyePorpoiseSpit

One of my favourite Wimbledon traditions is a lovely bowl of raw chicken and cream.

😂😂😂😂

[quote Willyoujustbequiet]@Taliskerskye

Just rinse them under running water. Its not difficult and could prevent serious illness so its a no brainer really.

Honestly the ignorance on this thread is staggering. I bet half the replies mocking washing them wouldnt dream of eating raw chicken etc.. there's literally no difference - ecoli kills [/quote]
Mmm raw chicken and cream. My favourite!

@0None0

YABU. How can you possibly personally guarantee that the strawberry picker didn’t have diorhea, and had washed their hands since they had last been to the toilet.

I know several fruit pickers. Always wash your fruit and veg

FFS. How can you personally guarantee that it's possible to wash harmful bacteria off a strawberry?

Do you actually believe e-Coli responds to a rinse with water?

How do your strawberries survive the soap, scrubbing brush & anti-bac solution you must be using on them, if you are "washing" them?

Loving the accidentally hilarious posting about unwashed strawberry being akin to letting a child munch on a raw chicken breast Given me a good chuckle.

I wouldn’t offer to babysit again @brilliantdances

I rinse mine to get the rat pee off. If it didn't happen, I'd not be bothered though.

@SW1amp

Unwashed veg in a restaurant - my healthy brother in his twenties caught ecoli which trigger ITP and died. I have posted before.

I've done fruit picking for visas and seen some very grim practices. I always soak fruit, even when home grown. Though tbh I'm not really fussed about pesticides or ecoli, I mostly do it because when I come back to the bowl there are usually little beasties floating in it. There was a video that went viral a little while ago of white worms crawling out of strawberries. Obviously that won't bother some people and they aren't harmful, but it bothers me 😅

www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/food/11676487/strawberries-worms-crawl-out-salt-water-tiktok/amp/

I do rinse them but only because I prefer to eat them wet, I’m the same with most fruit tbh. Dp doesn’t though so the dc’s often have them straight out the pack.
The mother in question sounds paranoid

[quote Willyoujustbequiet]@SW1amp

Unwashed veg in a restaurant - my healthy brother in his twenties caught ecoli which trigger ITP and died. I have posted before.[/quote]
Vegetables grown in the ground?

Very sorry to hear of your loss but it’s different to strawberries

Most E. coli are completely harmless, there are some pathogenic strains but they are fairly rare and if there is an outbreak of them, there is usually a serious problem throughout the production process. There are even probiotic products on the market that contain E. coli.
The reason why we use E. coli as an indicator for fecal contamination is because it is an aerobe, unlike many other gut bacteria, and is easy to grow.
Bacteria don't easily wash off surfaces with water unless there is a sufficient amount of detergent in it. I wash soil of my homegrown ones but I'm not sure when I last saw soil on a supermarket strawberry.

The sentence about would you want to make her ill was incredibly rude. FWIW I probably would wash strawberries but no way would I ever query it with someone else who had done me a favour. She is a real piece of work. Unbelievable.

Please can I ask though, next time wash the strawberries before giving them to her

Next time? Cf