Insects in vegetables
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Question
Hello.
Is there a concern for worms and insects in all the items listed in the attached file?
And if so, is it indeed necessary to clean them in this manner?
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Is there a concern for worms and insects in all the items listed in the attached file?
And if so, is it indeed necessary to clean them in this manner?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
According to the guidelines of HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Vaya shlita, and these are also the guidelines of the Badatz of Jerusalem.
Pepper — it should be soaked in soapy water for 3 minutes, and then rinsed well in the inner folds of the pepper.
Grapes — they should be soaked as above, and each small cluster should be rinsed under a stream of water.
Regarding the other vegetables, infestation is not common, and it is sufficient according to halacha to wash them externally and remove the stem.
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