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Shoppers warned to shake bananas before buying and eating in September
Shoppers are being urged to shake their bananas before eating them, as the warm climates they're grown in can sometimes mean they harbour an unwanted guest
Shoppers, brace yourselves and give those bananas an extra shake before you pop them in your trolley otherwise you might be in for bringing home some eight-kegged unwanted guests. For removal, the advice is clear-cut: scoop up the eggs into a sandwich bag and pop it in the freezer for 24 hours to neutralise the potential issue. As highlighted by the NCRW: "The story often portrayed in the media that these are Brazilian Wandering Spiders is grossly misleading, it is in fact extremely rare that this is the case.
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