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Food Safety
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Do I need to rinse a whole chicken before I cook and roast it?
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Should I wash loose items like apples and tomatoes that I buy from the grocery store?
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Do I need to wipe my mushrooms and should I peel them?
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Do supermarkets allow farmers to put their own label on packaging, to identify the source, things like bag veggies etc…can the growers do that? Are they allowed to?
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Should supermarkets show what factories and what farms all produce comes from on produce packaging, so that if there’s ever a food scare, the whole industry isn’t impacted?
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Does the bagged carrot, or the un-bagged carrot go off sooner?
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What’s your trick to stop my greens wilting in the fridge?
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How long does the fruit and veg take to get picked, distributed and placed on shelves?
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What are some ways fruit and veg farmers divert lower quality crops that might be rejected from supermarkets away from landfill?
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What standards do Australian abattoirs adhere to?
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