I finally get to eat a healthy diet, some think, just to draw a spark from the corona crisis. But if you hold the apple ambitiously in your hand, you stop: Wait a minute, can I do that at all? Are countless tiny viruses crawling on the apple without me knowing it? And am I now subconsciously catching the corona virus?
With such thoughts, you quickly lose your appetite. The uncertainty surrounding the corona virus is great. Even if you adhere to meticulous hygiene rules, wash your hands twice and rarely go shopping, there is still residual worry – about things you never thought about before. We have with Thomas Löscher talked about whether you can still eat fresh fruit and vegetables. And so much can be revealed, the infection doctor had a clear answer for us:
Fresh fruit and vegetables are not only allowed to be eaten as a matter of course – you should do this especially now to strengthen your immune system!
But what about the risk of infection, Dr. Extinguisher? Can corona viruses roam on food?
"In the case of unpacked, loose goods, a residual risk would theoretically be conceivable if the goods were touched by an infected person (customer, staff) with dirty hands (possibly contaminated with a virus) and the fruit (or vegetables) was then raw and unwashed or would be eaten unpeeled. "
How can I continue to eat fresh food without getting infected?
"So: to be on the safe side, if in doubt, you should wash fruit and vegetables well before eating them raw (this is generally advisable for hygienic reasons for packaged and loose goods) or peel if necessary.
It can be assumed that even normal, thorough washing under running cold water will remove any adherent viruses in such a way that there is no longer any risk of infection.
Further measures such as brushing off every piece of fruit or vegetable are not necessary. With vegetables that are heated or boiled, the coronavirus is killed immediately well below 100 ° C (already at 60-70 ° C). "
All questions resolved? The corona crisis actually only reminds us of the hygiene rules that we do anyway always should note. And nobody should develop fear of fresh food at the moment – after all, we need it again to strengthen our immune system.
Here reveals Dr. Delete four simple rules that protect you better from the corona virus than any vitamin tablets. We'd rather keep eating a nice apple.
Source used: Interview Dr. Thomas Löscher