HBD: You Are What You Eat
May 05 2010
It’s a quarter past starving, and you’re sitting in the office holding a shiny apple that you just grabbed from the corner convenience store. Ready to take a bite? Not to scare you or anything, but that fruit’s probably been touched by more than 20 hands and could have been sprayed up to 16 times with 26 different chemicals before it reached your hand.
Even if you are buying organic, there’s still the bacteria factor. Last year, more than 78,000,000 cases of foodborne illness and 5,000 related deaths were reported in the United States alone. A full 80 percent of food-borne illnesses are attributed to poor food handling practices. Recent studies have even shown proof of fecal residue on bagged salad. And farmers often spray fruit and veggies with a shiny waxes—which can house microbes, not to mention create an unpleasant texture and taste.
Yikes!
What’s an office drone to do? Forget the sink: Eat Cleaner is a new all-natural line of wipes (as well as washes, perfect for that aforementioned salad) clean produce, poultry and seafood by stripping away contaminants, bacteria, debris and waxes. The biodegradable wipes are perfect for the office—as well as road trips, camping or lunch boxes. And because Eat Cleaner products stave off browning, they can increase your produce shelf life by 200 percent.
Way.
To read what else Eat Cleaner can do, visit HBD’s Food section.
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