# Does rinsing fruits and vegetables really do anything?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 5, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rinsing-fruits-and-vegetables-really-do-anything/917337 "2020-08-05T14:54:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rinsing-fruits-and-vegetables-really-do-anything/917337/27 "2020-08-06T04:22:45Z")

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A few weeks ago, I started a whole thread on the subject "[How does one wash broccoli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-wash-broccoli/854518)"

The consensus was, you dunk it in water and swish it around.

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