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Wash Your Salad Greens

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Salad GreensRecently, Consumer Reports magazine tested pre-washed and triple washed salad greens and found that bacteria that indicates poor sanitation and fecal matter in some cases in high concentration, was present.

A good rule of thumb is to wash all fruits and vegetables before you peel them since the second your knife pierces the skin barrier, it can introduce contamination to the flesh or inside. This new testing by the magazine also suggests that you need to wash bagged produce, even when it says “pre-washed” or “triple-washed.”

Finally, always make sure to avoid cross contamination when you’re working with food. That means use one cutting board for raw meat or chicken, another for salad greens and still another for chopping ingredients. Also use different knives or continuously wash with hot soapy water in between uses.