What specific risk is NOT mitigated by merely washing the surface of produce contaminated by snails?
Answer
The specific danger of ingesting larvae present within the snail's tissues
Washing produce meticulously addresses general contamination risks, such as removing surface debris or bacteria that mollusks might carry on their exterior or in their slime trails. However, this surface cleaning is insufficient for mitigating the specific, life-threatening danger associated with the rat lungworm parasite. If a snail or part of a snail, containing the infectious larvae within its tissues, was consumed, only the application of heat through proper cooking will destroy those internal parasites. Surface washing cannot eliminate larvae that are integrated into the organism or left behind if the snail was eaten whole or in pieces.
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