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Food safety
1. How are we supposed to wash fruits and vegetables to prevent infected from Covid 19
2. In case a food packet (ex milk powder/biscuits) have rat bitings (small holes) on the packaging should we still use it? If we have already used it what symptoms should we watch for in case it can cause infections
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Fruits and veggies brought from market must be washed with plenty of running water and use of Dettol or savlon or detergent must be avoided.
Packaged food items damaged by rats must not be used. Fever,headache,nausea, vomiting, body pain, jaundice,morbilliform rashes, yellow discoloration of skin, sclera can be features of clinical disease.
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Sanitising disinfecting vegetables fruits is done by washing with 10 percent salt in water.
Packets of milk,curds can also be washed with salt water and used.
Other groceries,eatables to be kept for a dayin a place ,then take it inside the store of the house,or can be used as.they need not be washed.even they have been contacted with infected droplets,organisms are less survived,when it reaches u.the place stored to be sanitised once evey item is removed and ready for storing.u sanitise ur hands once u transfer the items for use. During transferring,carrying the items do not contact ur eyes,nose,face mouth before sanitising ur hands.
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• Wash fruits and vegetable with clean water only.
• Don't consume food packets that have rat bitings.
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Dr. Sudha Asokan
Ayurveda
46 yrs exp
Delhi
Veg & fruits you can put in soap water(vim liquid) is OK. Leave it for 1 hour. Dispose the plastic cover then itself. Try to shop in your own bag and wash it in hot water. When you purchase, check the pack nicely. Open one don't take. You have to wipe the packets with sanitizer. Or keep it in the sun for 2 hours
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Dr. Monika Yadav
General Physician
4 yrs exp
Delhi
Symptoms these days for covid are diverse ranging from simple flu like to GI abnormalities conjunctivitis n more so new updates are suggesting towards Avral erythema n maculopapular rashes as well
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Dr. Karuna Chawla
Homoeopath
25 yrs exp
Noida
Depending upon type of vegetable, wash the vegetables and fruits with lukewarm water by
adding salt/baking powder or water with 2% soap/detergent solution by rubbing with hands.. wash with tap water.
If a packet is having holes because of rat biting, then u should never use it (not even when there was no covid19 problem).
It has not being proved that rats can spread covid 19 infection.
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Dr. Soudip Saha
General Physician
5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
Wash vegetables a d fruits properly by running water. Don't eat food which have rat biting.
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