In the News
Antimicrobial Wash is "better than chlorine"
A new antimicrobial wash that kills pathogens on food at home and in restaurants, grocery stores, beverage manufacturing and food-processing facilities has been licensed to the maker of FIT Fruit and Vegetable Wash.
BBC Slams Citrox
Many of our customer with an interest in food safety may have seen lasts nights BBC expose "What's really in our food". Viewers would have seen Citrox slammed for incorrect labeling of it's product as a natural fruit and vegetable wash suitable for organic produce.
Pesticides in school fruit - cause for concern?
New research by the Soil Association reveals that Government testing found over 25% more samples of fruit and vegetables supplied to school children contained pesticides, under the official School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS), than in samples of the same fruit and vegetables on sale in shops.
Greens seek fruit, veg pesticide testing
Testing of fruit and vegetables for chemical residues should be compulsory and the results made available to the public, the NSW Greens say.
University of Georgia study
During recent discussions with our clients, it has become apparent that there is some confusion regarding the Study carried out by the University of Georgia and the importance of this successful study to FIT. FIT is a Worldwide Patented product of natural organic acids and surfactants in a synergistic blend to provide both outstanding natural washing and highly efficacious antibacterial action on the surface of fruit and vegetables.
UGA licenses invention that kills food-borne pathogens in minutes
Athens, Ga. - A new technology that kills dangerous pathogens on food at home, and in restaurants, grocery stores, beverage-manufacturing and food-processing facilities, was licensed this week to the maker of FIT Fruit and Vegetable Wash™. The licensing agreement between the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGARF) and HealthPro Brands, Inc., FIT's parent company, vastly extends the range of applications for the company's current anti-microbial food wash.
International Salmonella outbreak linked to "ready-to-eat" fresh herbs
A recent report details a food study led by the Health Protection Agency and the Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS). The survey revealed an international outbreak of salmonellosis. Thirty-two human cases of S. Senftenberg infection were subsequently identified throughout England and Wales, and a further 19 in Scotland, Denmark, the Netherlands and the USA
FIT Antibacterial Powder - Alternate Sanitizing Product
"ALTERNATIVE SANITIZING PROCEDURES CAN BE USED IF THEY ARE SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND AND APPROVED BY THE MEDICAL COMMANDER OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE. AN ACCEPTABLE FOOD DRUG ASSOCIATION VEGETABLE SANITIZING SOLUTION CAN ALSO BE USED"
Do You Need to Wash Meat and Vegetables Before Cooking?
Myth: Rinsing meat before cooking is mandatory; washing vegetables is optional. Reality: Food-safety experts recommend just the opposite. Because meat, poultry, and fish typically go through the "kill stage" of cooking, rinsing them first is unnecessary, says Shelley Feist, executive director of the nonprofit Partnership for Food Safety Education. In fact, the process of washing raw meat and fish before cooking creates a less safe environment: By the time you've rinsed the chicken, you have probably scattered its juices - and maybe even salmonella - around the kitchen.
Pesticides in a third of foods
A third of the foods we eat contain traces of pesticides, government-backed tests reveal, but most fall within legal limits. The chemicals were found in 31% of 3,854 foodstuffs analysed, including fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, bread and drink from 24 UK cities.
Fruit safe to eat without washing, say scientists
The Food Standards Agency said yesterday that people no longer need to wash and peel vegetables as a precaution against pesticide residues - advice immediately condemned as irresponsible by consumer groups and environmentalists. The Food Standards Agency said yesterday that people no longer need to wash and peel vegetables as a precaution against pesticide residues - advice immediately condemned as irresponsible by consumer groups and environmentalists. The agency said that although it was sensible to wash fruit and vegetables for reasons of general hygiene it considered that washing and peeling was not required as a protection against pesticide residues because they were too low to pose a risk.
Food Standards Agency advice on washing or peeling fruit and vegetables
The Food Standards Agency last year asked the Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP), independent scientific advisers on pesticides, to consider whether longstanding public advice on washing or peeling fruit and vegetables for hygiene reasons was also necessary in relation to pesticides. The ACP concluded that washing or peeling fruit and vegetables is not required as a protection against pesticide residues. However, the Agency advises that it is sensible to wash fruit and vegetables before eating for reasons of general food hygiene, but considers that as a matter of principle, safe use of a pesticide should not be dependent on such action by consumers. The Agency would not agree to the use of any pesticide if fruit or vegetables treated with it would have to be washed or peeled for safety reasons.
Do I need to wash or peel fruit and vegetables?
It's a good idea to wash fruit and vegetables before you eat them to ensure that they are clean, and that bacteria that might be on the outside are removed.