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human
My GF won't wash fruits or vegetables before eating them.  I think she's gambling with our health; she thinks I'm paranoid.  Who's right?

This morning she cut up strawberries and dropped them on her cereal without washing them.  All I could think about was the trace bits of dead bugs, pesticides and fertilizer she must be eating...

Edit: Wow.  This sure struck a lot of interest.  Thanks for the input!
gpt
As someone who worked in produce for four years while slaving through college, wash everything you buy because stuff happens to it that you don't want to know about.

As someone who did food microbiology research for a few years, washing it with water won't get rid of things like bacteria and pesticides anyway. It just removes surface dirt and particles like that. If you really want to be paranoid about your food you should buy that vegetable/fruit cleaner that you dump in a bowl of water and soak the stuff in, but again, doesn't really do that much.