date:Mar 20, 2017
and other produce safer. This equipment is the same kind that removes wallpaper and cleans outdoor grills and other household surfaces. The study showed that this method is better at removing pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria monocytogenes from produce more effectively than washes and chlorine treatments.
About 1.2 million Americans, out of the total of 48 million Americans who contract food poisoning every year, are sickened by contaminated produce. Those illnesses lead to 7