date:Dec 24, 2018
of more than 17 percent of the avocados tested. Less than 1 percent tested positive for trace amounts of Salmonella.
The findings of this assignment affirm that Salmonella may be present on avocados and that Listeria monocytogenes may be present on or in the fruit, the FDA said in the report.
Based on the studys results, the federal agency is urging consumers to thoroughly wash the outside of an avocado before cutting into it -- as the knife used to cut into the fruit could transfer the bacte