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I'm still going to wipe down my plastic and cardboard groceries when it's not a complete pain, but I'm probably not going to worry about spraying my produce with hydrogen peroxide.

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I just rinse produce before using it, like I should anyway. I do wipe down groceries that go in the refrigerator or freezer that aren't produce though, although I'm slowly running out of disinfectant wipes (we did manage to grab some hand wipes the other day, hopefully those are safe to use). I no longer wipe down anything non-perishable, just let it sit in quarantine for a few days before using it.

I'm washing most products (lemons, bottles, plastic containers...) with water& soap. Isn't it good enough?

Yeah, that probably could be enough, especially if you scrub enough. Like with our hands, the soap and the friction makes the virus break apart (somehow, I'm too tired to look it up).

You might even be doing better than I am, since I just do a quick wipe and I am stretching each wipe really thin (trying to only use one or two per grocery delivery).

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