Avoid Many Food-Based Pathogens and Wash Produce Before Cutting

It’s worth the reminder: always wash every fruit or vegetable before slicing into it. This goes for produce with inedible peels, too, including avocados, grapefruit, melons, and squash. Why does it matter if you wash a fruit or vegetable if you’re not going to eat the rind or peel or skin anyway? Because, foodborne pathogens [...]