How to sanitizing outside market food

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Asked for Female, 25 Years

There are some market foods that we bring home. Can we wash with lukewarm salvon water before taking inside the house ?? Or with soap water?? Which procedure is better to take precaution against Corona virus ??

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Dr. Abhishek

General Physician 9 yrs exp Hyderabad

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Wash of with running water for couple of minutes . Vegetables are anyways cooked so need to worry .Fruits have to be washed thoroughly under a tap with good flow..

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Dr. Pratibha Garg

General Practitioner 36 yrs exp Muzaffarnagar

Vegetables n fruits should be soaked in lukewarm water with a pinch of meeta soda ( khane ka soda) for 1 hr , then wash in plain water and use

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never use savlon or soap for vegetables

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Dr. Lakin Vira

General Surgeon 14 yrs exp Mumbai

Savlon or dettol is the better option.

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Dr. Amrin

Family Physician 13 yrs exp Mumbai

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Hi - Good that you have raised this concern During pandemic we need to be very cautious about each and everything - You can wash it with clean running water you can add salt and soak it - But best would be to wash it with edible quality/ food grade liquid cleansers which are used to clean baby bottles or toys Eg pigeon liquid cleanser / Luvlup liquid cleanser .. etc there are many These can be used to wash fruits and vegetables Take care

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