With a daughter soon to complete a degree in Health Safety, discussions of Salmonella, E. coli and the like sometimes arise as we sit around the dinner table.  As an agriculturally-focused family, we like to think we’re pretty savvy about the best way to handle our produce to keep it safe and tasty.

Some are very concerned about food safety.  A gentleman phoned the Postharvest Technology Center a few months ago, and shared that he was very concerned about eating strawberries.  He thought perhaps he should scrub each one with a soft toothbrush, and then soak them in a diluted chlorine bath.

Others are much less aware of food safety concerns, sometimes using cutting boards and knives interchangeably between raw...