(NEXSTAR) – How you treat your produce after you get home from the store could be exposing you to bacteria that cause foodborne illness, experts say. In some cases it’s not how, but what gets washed.

A small number of fruit and vegetable samples exceeded legal pesticide limits in the latest government testing. Here's what ...

Fruits and vegetables are an essential part of a healthy diet, but they need to be properly washed before consumption to ensure they are safe to eat. Nutrition expert Uwe Knop emphasizes the ...

Washing citrus is more important than you think.

You probably know better than to eat a strawberry straight from of the carton without washing it. Fruits and veggies are often coated in harmful pesticides to ward off pests when they're growing.

Using Soap or Dish Detergent on Your Fruits and Vegetables Let's be real, if you've been scrubbing your apples with dish soap thinking you're doing something extra for food safety, you're actually ...

If you rinse your fruits and vegetables thoroughly because you're worried about ingesting pesticides, you won't like the conclusion of a recently published study. It appears that washing fruit and ...

Is it a hack or a hack job? Lara, who goes by @larad_official on TikTok, revealed a quirky kitchen hack that her mom uses to clean a bulk of fruits and vegetables. “I’m trying to wash my fruit and ...