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33. Strawberries and spinach - highest amts of pesticidea

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:51 PM

Jan 2020

The analysis, based on produce samples tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, found that strawberries and spinach contained the highest amounts of pesticide residues. One sample of strawberries, for example, tested positive for 20 different pesticides, and spinach contained nearly twice the pesticide residue by weight than any other fruit or vegetable.

https://time.com/5234787/dirty-dozen-pesticides/

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"pre-harvest drying agent " bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #1

remember how Trump sided with Monsanto over the this weed killer............ riversedge Jan 2020 #3

I live near a crop dusting company airport. pazzyanne Jan 2020 #9

It's appalling how Monsanto has sold this into all kinds of dangerous niches. lagomorph777 Jan 2020 #15

Harvest timing and uniformity bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #17

Roundup used in Florida and Louisiana to dry out all their sugar crop right before harvest womanofthehills Jan 2020 #23

Nearby smaller organic growers have been angered since the stuff Backseat Driver Jan 2020 #34

Approved for use as a dessicant for nuts, legumes, grains Backseat Driver Jan 2020 #35

It is widespread in wheat country... Dickster Jan 2020 #31

gluten intolerance KT2000 Jan 2020 #2

That lights the lamp for me bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #6

Yup lagomorph777 Jan 2020 #16

Important information. Thanks. (nt) klook Jan 2020 #28

It should be easy to determine if it's gluten by switching non-GMO wheat products LeftInTX Jan 2020 #18

Neighborhoods KT2000 Jan 2020 #22

Non GMO does not mean no Roundup. Glyphosate is used for drying lots of crops that are not GMO. womanofthehills Jan 2020 #24

Very interesting by the way. Never thought of this. LeftInTX Jan 2020 #19

I might go out and buy a box of corn flakes if they do oldsoftie Jan 2020 #4

You need to wait 5 years womanofthehills Jan 2020 #26

Oh for pete's sake. You can just about build an aircraft carrier in that time! oldsoftie Jan 2020 #36

We're fucked. Big Agri, Petro-chemical and Pharma is killing us; and laughing all the way. Evolve Dammit Jan 2020 #5

Email to Kellogg's steventh Jan 2020 #7

The letter I will write, is why poison people for the next 5 yrs womanofthehills Jan 2020 #25

That's what I was wondering too. Rorey Jan 2020 #27

Glyphosate drying use is in the single digits for acres grown NickB79 Jan 2020 #8

Here is a list of products that contain measureable amounts of glyphosate pazzyanne Jan 2020 #10

Those aren't getting much of any of their glyphosate from drying, though NickB79 Jan 2020 #37

Mostly used in northern states with shorter growing seasons - plus Canada womanofthehills Jan 2020 #30

In my 40 yr living in a northern state in farm country I have yet to see it NickB79 Jan 2020 #38

It's in most of our food and the government stopped testing because it's so prevalent womanofthehills Jan 2020 #32

See post #9. nt pazzyanne Jan 2020 #39

Although this usage of glyphosate only accounts for a small % of overall use, patphil Jan 2020 #11

Those greedy bastards... I_have_had_enough Jan 2020 #12

This makes sense...it probably won't work on GMO wheat however LeftInTX Jan 2020 #20

Too little too late olddad65 Jan 2020 #13

Yes, everything in that song They_Live Jan 2020 #21

I have long said that Rorey Jan 2020 #29

Strawberries and spinach - highest amts of pesticidea womanofthehills Jan 2020 #33

So they have come to the realization that killing your customers is bad for business? mdbl Jan 2020 #14

Oh, as long as there are people stupid enough to support Trump... olddad65 Jan 2020 #40