Disinfecting fruit

I would leave them. Maybe wipe the package down if you must. It’s been a good week since they were packaged up. 

Before eating them, wash them in cool water as usual. But that’s as far as I’d go. 

P.S.: Sam's Club delivers food? I know they delivered other items, but never thought of ordering food from them! GREAT idea!

We tried it and it was perfect. Absolutely recommend it.

As for produce, specifically berries, I’d either store for a few days and wash as normal, or spray with a homemade bleach and water solution (not Lysol!) and rinse thoroughly. Call me crazy and that it’s overkill, I don’t care. Chlorine bleach is already in our drinking water, so I see nothing wrong with spraying the solution on produce and rinsing. The dilution recommendation is online. (Note though that fresh berries are best washed right before eating as moisture affects their skin.)

How do they suggest you clean your bananas and avocados? Does the booklet perhaps mention an online resource? 

One of the peas (maybe @iamkirsten16?) suggested gently agitating the smaller fruit in the vinegar solution in a salad spinner. It worked perfectly! And then when done you can use the internal basket as a colander to rinse them off, shake some water off, and then transfer to the towels to dry. We did that and stored them in green bags and have had great results. 

I put mine into a soap and water-filled sink. I had never done that before—just a rinse and wipe. I rinsed everything well and it seemed to work our fine, even my grapes, lol. I did not do this to my berries, however.

www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2020/03/27/coronavirus-can-washing-produce-prevent-covid-19-spread/2901725001/

Please do not listen to internet video doctors. Do not use bleach on your fruits and vegetables. Or soap. A good clean scrub under running water is all that is needed.


"The main recommendation experts shared with USA TODAY along with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is to rinse produce under running water before eating it.

In a statement to USA TODAY, the CDC also stressed the importance of thoroughly washing hands with soap and water "for at least 20 seconds" before preparing or eating food. 
"The recommendation still continues to make sure to soak (produce) in water or put it under running water to wash out any potential contamination," Diez-Gonzalez said, adding that cooking vegetables would also "take care of the virus."

Washing produce removes about 90% of any contamination but not everyone is taking the time to rinse before taking a bite. "I assume that many people before this outbreak were not washing their produce," Diez-Gonzalez said, who estimates that before the pandemic, less than 20% were washing their hands before eating.

Goulet-Miller also recommends washing fruit like bananas.

"Even if the fruit has a peel, you should wash it first because touching it could contaminate your hands and you could then infect yourself as you eat that delicious banana."