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[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 40 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Seriously, you need to wash any fruit or vegetable that you don't peel first or you'll be eating pesticides

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 17 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Carrots often are covered in feces (manure) and the very ugly bacteria that comes with that. No joke.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 9 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Or dirt and dust, or animal sneeze, or bird poop.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

And if it’s exposed in a bin in a grocery store it’s been handled by some dude who took a shit and didnt wash his hands almost definitely.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 9 points 12 hours ago

Or feces from the hands of the underpaid workers with no access to toilet facilities, who picked the produce.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 hours ago

Assuming that said berry, fruit, or vegetable has been poisoned, which is not always the case...