date:Jan 31, 2013
mending fruits and vegetables for their nutritional benefit.
In addition, because produce is generally grown outdoors, it can be contaminated in various ways by polluted irrigation water, fecal droppings from wild life and livestock and contact with the soil.
According to a recently released report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, produce such as fruits and vegetables accounted for 46 percent of the 4,589 foodborne illness outbreaks linked to a specific commodity betw