Why wash fruits and vegetables with anything but water?
• Pesticides • Bacteria • Handling and Soil Contamination, nematodes, animal droppings, and Human Contamination: Pesticides: Answer: Some pesticides used on crops are very persistent in the environment. These chemicals are designed to withstand sun and rain decomposition in order to save money by reducing the number of applications necessary. The most persistent are the organochlorines. They are also the most bioaccumulative, meaning they are fat soluble and potentially take up residence in our bodies. Some organochlorines such as DDT, no longer used in the US, have been found in adipose breast tissue of humans as much as 20 years after its ban. Endosulfan is an organochlorine still in use in the US. The produce imported from other countries is not subject to the restrictions on pesticide usage. There is no information available on pesticide use in some countries, further studies may show that the use of US banned pesticides is still ongoing in other produce growing nations. Moms Veggi
