Don’t forget to wash your cantaloupe


Here are the details on the listeria outbreak and recall of cantaloupe by the Colorado-based Jensen Farms.

I never washed the outside of my cantaloupe before slicing it until I learned that you should a few years ago. Just a reminder the next time you’re slicing up some of the fruit. The contaminates can be brought from the rind onto the flesh of the melon by the knife you use to slice it.

Jennifer Gish

2 Responses

  1. Mommy Dearest says:

    That’s good advice. I never thought about washing a banana before peeling it until I saw someone doing it. Imagine how many hands could have touched it before you did.

  2. luvpudders says:

    My teacher used to wash ALL fruit with soap and water. Supposedly, there are harmful ingredients on just about all fruit. I’m not sure what’s on a banana, but I believe it’s along the same lines (bacteria, etc.).