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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:  Why can't people drink the water in Mexico but fruit that was grown in Mexico and watered with non filtered water is ok to eat?
gpt
The water is a problem because of bacteria. Bacteria will not survive being absorbed by the roots of a plant and turned into fruit. Water sprayed on the surface of fruit could potentially be a problem, but the bacteria that live in water wouldn't survive long out in the air and sun.