To not wash my fruit and veg

[Darkmorningsarethepits]

I just don’t. Never have.
Am I going to die from pesticide exposure or some other hideous hidden danger.

Am I the only person who doesn’t?

It's just 1 teaspoon per 2 cups of water, or there abouts. I just filled up a clean tub with how much solution I need and let the fruit and veg soak for 10-15 mins. Rinse off with water after and done

I’ll take the “it’s better than nothing” stance like a previous poster. It’s chemicals I’m worried about rather than slugs and dirt etc. never thought too much about water resistant chemicals-surely they’re not allowed to use things that can’t be washed off.

Slug slime, the people picking might have been to the toilet and not washed their hands, worms in soil, pesticides, bird poo, manure, ecoli, the list goes on! I would never eat unwashed

Loose stuff yes because other people rummage through the totes picking out the best peppers or whatever and as seen on here, many are proud to state they don't wash their hands after the loo so....

Packaged stuff generally no bar visible mud on leeks etc but in such cases I use a little bit of Fairy with water as if you just rinse it that's not cleaning, that's just getting the leeks wet.

Wash in salty water

Thanks, this is good to know

Never rinse it, unless it has mud on it

I grew up eating dirty carrots raw from sacks from the "carrot man" that came to our stables in a dirty old van every couple of weeks, i think i'll be ok 😂

Nope. Never bothered. I also rarely wash my hands before I cook or eat, and it really doesn’t bother me.

Nope, I don't eat outside the house unless I can see the food being prepared, and who is preparing it, and I only eat at trusted friends' houses. I've got a type of cancer which affects my immune system so it's simply not worth the risk to be honest! And, as for pre-packed salads and fruit, absolutely not - especially bagged salad! 😱

I always wash them. To me it seems like common sense, washing may remove something that it's better to remove like germs, bacteria, dirt. Washing has potential benefits and no drawbacks that I can see (unless the tap water is poisoned, but that's a different issue).

People wrongly think that because they've never washed their food and never got ill that means they never will. That's not how it works, because the people who never washed their food, got ill and died are not around to talk about it.

If you buy an apple from the supermarket you have no idea who has touched it, sneezed over it, dropped it on the floor and put it back. Washing might clean some of the invisible mess or might not.

To me, eating an apple without washing it is like licking a door handle. Yeah, everyone who has touched it might have had clean hands, but you don't know that. All it takes is one person.

Ohh thanks ! I will use this

I mean, I do when i remeber to, and i don't when i forget!

Only rinse visible dirt.

To those saying what's the harm - it's a waste of water, washed berries are disgusting, washed berries in bicarb are even more disgusting and as for leeks washed with a little bit of fairy liquid...

Slugs love bird & rat shit, my friends courtyard had loads of pigeons pooping in it, then the slugs would come out at night to feast. Made me feel quite queasy !

Always.