A new method may make tomatoes safer to eat

ScienceDaily
Sep 8, 2020, 5:05 pm158 pts
When vegetable farmers harvest crops, they often rely on postharvest washing to reduce any foodborne pathogens, but a new study shows promise in reducing these pathogens -- as well as lowering labor costs -- by applying sanitizers to produce while it is still in the fields.

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