On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:45:22 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:

>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?!

Migrating Chinese bird poop:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_China
Kootchi will contract Lychee Nut Disease, his tiny cojones will dry,
shrivel to the size of currants, and fall off.
Fresh lychee fruit is delightful, I wish they would grow he
http://foodfacts.mercola.com/lychee.html
https://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/lychee.html
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/Ly...=lychee%20tree