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Recently, the Naval Environmental Health Center (NEHC) informed us that the sanitizing procedures for fresh produce outlined in CSL/CSP INST 6000.2C must be changed. Article 6.1.5.b.(4) directs the use of a 25 ppm solution of Wescodyne for sanitizing fruits and vegetables suspected of parasitic or bacteriological contamination. According to NEHC, it is against federal law to use Wescodyne in this manner, since Wescodyne has not been approved by the EPA nor listed with the FDA for this purpose. Article 3-2.6 of NAVMED P-5010 Manual of Preventive Medicine, has this to say:
3-2.6 Washing Fruits and Vegetables
a. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be thoroughly …