Pesticide residues in imported strawberries and cherries exceed the standard! The nutritionist revealed 6 secrets to avoid pesticides. How long to flush the water and how many times to change the water is the best?

Spring is the season for strawberries and cherries, but recently, there have been cases where the pesticide residues of strawberries imported from Japan and cherries from Chile have exceeded the standard. Dietitian Cheng Hanyu revealed the secrets of cleaning strawberries and cherries to avoid pesticides.

According to the border inspection statistics of the Food and Drug Administration, a total of 15 batches of strawberries imported from Japan have been detected with excessive pesticide residues in the past three months since November last year.

Not only imported strawberries have excessive pesticide residues, but also imported cherries from Chile have excessive pesticide residues. Last week, 2 batches did not meet the regulations, and this week, 2 batches have reached the threshold of 3 batches of violations within 6 months. The proportion of batches will be strengthened. to 20~50%.

Cheng Hanyu pointed out that the systemic pesticides that often remain in strawberries should be washed and soaked with running tap water to remove pesticide residues. However, the strawberry skin is thin and easily damaged. Fresh flavor.

❶ Rinse the strawberry under running tap water first, especially the stalk of the strawberry. ❷ Put the strawberries in a pot, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes, and change the water every 10 minutes. ❸After cleaning the strawberry skin, cut off the strawberry stem.