Many of us prefer to buy half a watermelon. It’s easier to carry, the quantity is friendlier for short-term use, but it turns out that this buying habit may have health consequences | The details are in the article
Summer has arrived and with it the season of red and sweet watermelons that cools our day and makes us all feel good.
It’s no secret that many of us prefer to buy half a watermelon. It is easier to carry, the quantity is more friendly for short-term use and beyond that, you can actually see the contents of the fruit and examine its nature, which you know cannot be done when buying a whole watermelon.
In Mako, they quoted the words of the infectious disease specialist Dr. Marina Tamir Zadkin, who warned that this habit could cost you health damage: “When you buy a cut watermelon, it’s hard to know how it was handled, for example, the knife that was used when cutting it – who knows how clean it is, If you wash it at all with soap and water after each use. Also, it is not clear what the hand hygiene of the person responsible for the cutting is. These problems may expose the watermelon to bacteria that eventually reach the consumer and may cause stomach aches and other problems.”
Dr. Tamir also explains to “Mako” that “it is important to wash the watermelon rind with water and wipe the watermelon before cutting. After eating, it must be stored in the refrigerator, both to maintain freshness and to prevent the proliferation of bacteria that really like the liquid substrate in the watermelon.”
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