Fruit and veg have 'unacceptable' levels of pesticides

keep_it_real

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:15 PM
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Fruit and veg have 'unacceptable' levels of pesticides

Many fruit and vegetables sold in supermarkets and greengrocers contain pesticide residues that are above the maximum legal level, an in-depth report has said.

By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor
Published: 5:34PM BST 24 Sep 2009

Apples, peas, and grapes are sometimes covered in crop spray that is above the maximum allowed levels allowed under European law.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/6227745/Fruit-and-veg-have-unacceptable-levels-of-pesticides.html

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virgogal

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:20 PM
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1. Always rinse everything.as my late mother used to say.

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valerief

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:21 PM
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2. America, home of the weak and polluted. nt

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Traveling_Home

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:46 PM
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4. Story is from England nt

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valerief

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Sun Sep-27-09 11:49 AM
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9. You're right! And we don't have a pesticide problem! nt

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Mari333

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:36 PM
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3. "Let Them Eat Crap!" says the top 1%.

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Peacetrain

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:49 PM
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5. We garden.. and grow all our summer veggies and freeze much of the winter veggies

The thing I love best, is that you can go out and pull a tomato off the vine and eat it. No pesticides.. Companion planting.

And no wax on the skins either.

On some of the fruits and vegetables grown, you could scrub to kingdom come and it would not make a bit of difference.

The pollutants are root to stem.

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seabeyond

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Sat Sep-26-09 05:50 PM
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6. i am scrubbin the apples now a days. wont buy grapes anymore. cant eat fish, shell fish a mess

screw it all.

give me my snickers.

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blues90

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Sat Sep-26-09 06:08 PM
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7. I imagine there is crap in everything nowdays

We have poisoned the air and land and water with everything from household cleaners to medications and everything in between. Think about even the cows and the pork and chicken and what must be in them.

You can't wash this swill off or out.

Then we hear about acceptable levels but not the combination . None of it is acceptable but it's here none the less.

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LittleOne

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Sat Sep-26-09 11:44 PM
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8. Most and Least Pesticide Loaded Fruits and Veggies

http://aboutcalories.com/most-least-contaminated-produce/

Thank heavens I love onions and am willing to pay for organic peaches.

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