"jake" > wrote in message
. nl...
>
>>>I don't use anything soapy ont my citrus fruits when scrubbing them, so I
>>>am glad to read that turns out to be a sensible approach. I had been
>>>guessing, really, as to whether it was the right approach.
>>
>>
>> Pesticides are mixed with various oils to make them stick. You *should*
>> use some sort of soap to remove them. Contrary to what you've been told,
>> a drop of detergent on a scrub sponge will not leave residue on the
>> fruit. If it does, it's because you don't know how to rinse things
>> properly, which means you're already being dosed with detergent on any
>> utensils you wash by hand.
>
> Ok, I'll believe both of you and do some testing of my own

Test all you want. But, all you really need to do is think. If pesticides
were completely water-based, they'd wash off with the first rainfall.
Farmers would need to use much more of them to maintain effectiveness, and
as a result, we'd all be dead by now.