Guidelines for disinfecting vegetables and fruits.People are still terrified of coronavirus. This is because the virus changes its type of attack and spreads more rapidly. Due to the corona in many countries, the severe lockdown has started to rise little by little. People are fighting to return to normal life with Corona. Frequent cleaning of hands, use of masks when going out and following various rules are also being followed.
Meanwhile, people are hesitant to disinfect various products bought from the market. They do not understand exactly how it is possible to disinfect foods like fruits and vegetables. With this, various opinions have spread again. Some people think that if you put it in the sun for a long time, fruits and vegetables will be sterilized. Some people think that these need to be cleaned with detergent! What is the real truth?Let’s know about it.
Do not clean fruits and vegetables with soap. All types of soap contain formaldehyde, which can cause stomach upset if ingested. So, cleaning fruits and vegetables with soap can be counter affect.
You can easily clean fruits and vegetables at home by mixing three parts water and one part vinegar. First spray this liquid on fruits and vegetables and then wash well with clean water.
Mix together two tablespoons of salt, half a cup of vinegar and two liters of water. Soak the vegetables and fruits in that water for five minutes and wash them off with clean water.
According to the World Health Organization, there are five things you need to make sure food is safe. Keep them clean, keep them raw and separate during cooking, cook well, keep food at safe temperature and use clean water and raw materials for cooking.
You can wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly under running tap water. As a precaution, you can soak a drop of 50 ppm chlorine in hot water for a few minutes.
Clean rubbing fruits or vegetables under running water with your hands. However, do not use any soap. You can use a clean brush to clean hard peeled fruits and vegetables like cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin. Wash vegetables or fruits well before cutting so that no viruses or bacteria are transmitted to the knife.
Be sure to clean the area where you cleaned the fruits and vegetables at the end. Otherwise germs can spread easily from there. Use bag that are easy to wash to bring to market. Avoid going to the market frequently.
News Room, july 29,2020