Avocados. Food Safety

Wash Your Avocados!

By Layne Lieberman, RD • Blog, In The News, Nutrition News

For two years from 2014-2016, the FDA (Food and Drug Association) tested domestic and imported avocados for pathogens that cause food poising. The findings affirm that Salmonella may be present on domestically

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