Growing up, and even as adults, we’ve been constantly reminded that eating our greens would add to our healthy lifestyle.
For one, vegetables are considered essentials in our diet and are packed with a bunch of vital nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants. As such, they support everything from our cardiovascular system to our immune defence.
Recently, however, a case of a middle-aged woman who suffered acute kidney complications and severe gastrointestinal distress hours after a home-cooked vegetable meal raised a question most of us overlook: food safety with fresh produce.
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