Cleaning specially grown strawberries | Sheilot

Cleaning specially grown strawberries

Question

Is it necessary to wash strawberries that were specially grown in greenhouses?

Answer

Shalom u’vracha.

You should remove the top leaf, soak the strawberries in water with soap, and gently rub the outer surface with your fingers.

Answered 5 March 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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