Mayo Clinic Minute: Why you need to wash your fresh produce

Do you wash the avocados before cutting them up for guacamole? How about the melon you'll slice up for the fruit salad — does it get a rinse?

The Food and Drug Administration says, in most cases, you should be washing fruits and vegetables. But there are some exceptions.

In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a Mayo Clinic dietitian, talks about the best ways to prep your produce for summer meals and snacks.
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