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Default Cleaning salad ingredients


"KenK" > wrote in message
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> I'm getting paranoid what with all the recalls for contamination of
> grocery
> products.
>
> What do you use to clean salad stuff that doesn't require peeling that you
> eat raw, such as tomatoes or peeled carrots? Just water? Soapy sponge?
>
> TIA


I would never use a sponge on food! Sponges are notorious for germs. I
don't even use them except for some cleaning and even then, unless it is for
my car, I toss after use.

I use water and if necessary, a brush meant for veggies.