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Plus: everything a food safety expert suggests tostore, prep, and ultimately enjoy your berriesto the fullest.

Ideally, youll detect the growth before your purchase and opt for another container entirely.

Of course, youll need to toss the moldy berries.

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virologist and senior director of food technology communications at International Food Information Council

From there, inspect the berries that touched those for signs of spoilage.

(Minimizing food wasteis a worthy goal, but you shouldnt do so at your healths expense.)

One moldy blueberry might not make you sick, but several can lead tofoodborne illness symptoms.

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If you have fancy food storage sets on hand, its best to save them for another use.

Use a refrigerator thermometer to monitor your refrigerator temperature to ensure this.

But otherwise, dont wash them all and then put them back in the refrigerator, she shares.

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The key is learninghow to wash strawberrieslike a pro (hint: a little water and baking soda).

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virologist and senior director of food technology communications at International Food Information Council

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