does simply rinsing fruit actually do anything in terms of eliminating chemicals?

Question

does simply rinsing fruit actually do anything in terms of eliminating chemicals?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

I used to work in a produce department in a local chain grocery store.

A customer dropped a container of blueberries, so the produce manager had me sweep the blueberries into a dust pan, then bring them to the back of the store and dump them back into the container. He then simply walked out and put them right back on the shelf and said “people are supposed to wash this stuff anyway”