Blog — vinegar fruit wash

Dr. Shawki Ibrahim, Ph.D.   On a seemingly regular basis, the news shares the traumatic effects of food borne illness on human lives and the companies impacted, as recently took place with Chipotle. Perhaps a more publicized case, but the fact remains, there are regular bacteria-related recalls of produce that go under the radar that are affecting people’s health consistently, which could otherwise be avoided with proper food washing education and dispelling the myths around unproven approaches.   Statistics show that only about 50% of consumers wash their fresh produce at all, and most of them use tap water. Lately,...