Thread by @bugcounter

There's a bunch of people out there recommending you wash your fresh produce with soap. This is not a good idea. Soap is known to cause vomiting and or diarrhea. It’s for washing hands not for use on food. (1/6)

Here is the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for Dawn Dish Soap:
uwsuper.edu/facilities/dep…
Ingestion: May result in nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea. (2/6)

Here is one for hand soap:
officedepot.com/pdf/msds/89044…
Ingestion: May cause mild gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain. (3/6)

Here is a letter to the editor from Pediatrics (1972) entitled Detergent Toxicity:
pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediat… (4/6)

Finally, there is this article: Toxicity of Household Soap and Detergent Products and Treatment of Their Ingestion. Cann and Verhulst. Am J Dis Child. 1960;100(2):287-290. (5/6)

Stay home if you can, wash your *hands* and use hand sanitizer, and take care of those who need it most. Also don't wash your produce in soap that's just fucking stupid.
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Also not recommend to use soap of fresh fruits and veggies according to US federal agencies: fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connec…

Or by this partnership of federal and state government, industry, and consumer leaders: fightbac.org/wp-content/upl…