FDA warns that storing sliced avocados in water is dangerous to your health

TikTok has gone viral with a video that advises storing sliced avocados in water, which supposedly will protect it from darkening. The FDA warns that this can be dangerous to your health.

It does prevent the avocado from oxidizing, which causes it to retain its color. But storage in water can also lead to bacterial contamination.

"The main concern is with the possibility that any residual human pathogens (i.e. Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., etc.) that may be residing on the avocado surface may potentially multiply during the storage when submerged in water," an FDA representative told the GMA.

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