Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- October 9, 2007
When selecting a vegetable cleaner, simpler is better (:46)
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Suggested Intro:
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO WASH PESTICIDES AND MICROBES FROM YOUR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, YOU HAVE DOZENS OF HIGH-TECH OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM. BUT A FOOD SAFETY SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS THE OPTIMUM CHOICE IS CRYSTAL-CLEAR. THE STORY FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:19) WITH E-COLI OUTBREAKS MAKING MANY CONSUMERS NERVOUS, YOU NOW CAN FIND EVERYTHING FROM MICROBICIDE SPRAYS TO ULTRASOUND TO CLEAN THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT YOU BRING HOME FROM THE SUPERMARKET OR ROADSIDE STAND. PENN STATE FOOD SCIENTIST LUKE LABORDE SAYS, HIGH-PRESSURE ADVERTISING ASIDE, THE BEST VEGETABLE CLEANSER CAN STILL BE FOUND AT YOUR KITCHEN SINK:
LaBorde Actuality:
(:17) "WE DON'T NECESSARILY RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE VARIOUS FORMULAS OR PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE LEVELS OF MICRORGANISMS OR PESTICIDES TO MAKE IT MORE SAFE. ANY ADDITIONAL DECREASE IN LEVELS IS JUST NOT SIGNIFICANT. SO, AGAIN, JUST COLD, RUNNING WATER WILL DO THE JOB."
(:10) LABORDE SAYS TO ESPECIALLY AVOID HOME REMEDIES THAT INVOLVE SPRAYING BLEACH SOLUTIONS, BECAUSE THE DANGERS OF HARMING YOURSELF FAR OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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