On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:34:34 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 11:52:44 AM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 6:17:42 AM UTC-10, BigC300 wrote:
>> > I rinse apples and grapes by holding them under the tap water before
>> > eating them. I often wonder if I am getting "pesticide residue" off
>> > these fruits before I eat them? Would they be better rinsed if I
>> > filled the sink with cold water and let them "soak" for a while to
>> > remove the residue? I saw on tv there are more germs in the kitchen
>> > sink than in the toilet. I suppose there is just not an effective and
>> > easy way to clean your fruits before eating.
>> >
>>
>> I've never gotten sick from a piece of fruit - most times I don't rinse it off. I don't see much reason to start.
>
>Tree fruits get rinsed every time it rains!

With pollutants! What if some of those water droplets in the clouds
came from China?!