What's the Deal with Fruit and Vegetable Wash?

What's the Deal with Fruit and Vegetable Wash?

When it comes to washing produce, plain old water just isn’t good enough. At least that’s according to the makers of commercial fruit and vegetable sprays. Is this a ploy to get us to buy pricey, non-essential cleaning products? Or is there some truth to it? Do you use a fruit and vegetable wash?Produce washes are purported to help remove pesticides, wax, dirt, and other residues.

Veggie Wash Case Study

Arm & Hammer Fruit & Vegetable Wash Review & #Giveaway - Mommies

Agricultural pesticides and waxes are developed to be water-resistant so that they aren't washed away during periods of rain and irrigation.

Regal Concentrated Fruit and Vegetable / Veggie Wash - 4/Case

Ensure your fresh produce is always clean with this Nellie’s Fruit & Veggie Wash. This formula helps remove all common surface pesticides preservatives and other contaminants from whole vegetables and fruit to make healthy food even healthier. Made with no animal by-products this wash has no fragrance or taste and it’s biodegradable and gluten-free resulting in food the way nature made it.

Nellie's, Fruit & Veggie Wash

Fruit & Veggie Wash - Zero-waste, Antibacterial, Eliminates

Arm & Hammer Fruit and Vegetable Wash • JUST LIVE JOY

Whyte Gate Farms Fruit and Vegetable Wash –

Swanson Fruit & Vegetable Wash Unscented - 32 fl oz (946 ml), 32

Fruit and Vegetable Wash (+Preserver)