(NEXSTAR) – How you treat your produce after you get home from the store could be exposing you to bacteria that cause foodborne illness, experts say. In some cases it’s not how, but what gets washed.

Washing vegetables is an essential part of cooking, but there are many myths surrounding the best way to do it ...

Adequately washing fresh fruit and vegetables is Cooking 101, but does soaking produce really make it safer to eat? A video of aphids crawling over a bowl of broccoli has gone viral on TikTok, ...

Washing vegetables is something we are taught to do almost instinctively. It feels like the first essential step to preparing food safely. Yet many people are unsure whether vegetables should be ...

Everyone has been told to wash their produce- but some experts say it could be futile. When used extensively in the growing process, pesticides can get inside your fruit and vegetables. So washing the ...

Download the MP3 audio version of this story here, or sign up for The Explainer’s free daily podcast on iTunes. Spinach contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli has made 114 people sick so far, ...

Washing vegetables in cool, running water is the safest and most effective method for removing dirt and bacteria, according to food safety experts. Hot water can damage produce, alter flavour, and ...