Tools needed Water Earth’s Natural Fruit and Vegetable Wash Bowl big enough to hold a minimum of 1 gallon of water Salad spinner bowl or cloth Romaine lettuce Timer Plastic storage bag 1 tsp measuring spoon Washing steps – Note – Laboratory testing has shown that, due to the increased surface area of […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant Most of my raspberries come from my 5 ft by 12 ft patch and become jam. This year, the raspberries started ripening in mid-June. This is odd considering all other years it has been mid-August. Our funky Minnesota weather might have something to do with it. […]
By Bill Adler, MPH, RS Technical Food Safety Consultant They’ve been around for a while. Parabens, in the form of fruit coverings, are there to provide microbiological protection. Low-dose studies in adults show no problems. But studies are done on animals, microbes, and adult humans. Nothing has been done in terms of kids or babies, […]