Re: Unidentified subject!
- To: v*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: Unidentified subject!
- From: L* H* <g*@syix.com>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 19:35:13 -0700
- Resent-Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 19:44:51 -0700
- Resent-From: veggie-list@eskimo.com
- Resent-Message-ID: <"cjadU.0.Fc6.Z2UMt"@mx1>
- Resent-Sender: veggie-list-request@eskimo.com
Glad I don't grow peaches!! My sons father in-law grows peaches for Gerber
baby food. Chemical free.
L
At 09:35 PM 6/5/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Lorraine -
>
>I preface this by saying that by your post, it is clear that you are careful
>about the use of chemicals on your products. However, it is a fact that
>pesiticide residues do sometimes remain on the produce, which is then
>ingested by the consumer.
>
>I read a report the other day from the Atlantic Monthly (June 1999)
>"The peach season begins in most parts of the country in June, but consumers
>might think twice about biting into the fruit: U.S. peaches contain more
>residues of pesticides than any other domestic or imported fruits or
>vegetables tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although the
toxins
>in U.S. peaches are within legal limits, they are potentially unhealthy to
>children: by eating a single unpeeled U.S. peach a child can ingest more
>pesticide residue than is deemed to be safe per day. Domestic produce in
>general is more contaminated than imported produce (other offenders include
>unpeeled apples and pears, spinach and winter squash), news that has spurred
>consumer groups to push for more-stringent regulations."
>
>I've read similar reports from time to time in other journals and newspapers
>as well. As long as there are commercial growers selling produce like this,
>there is a need for further discussion and a change in farming methods (by
>the growers who are putting out produce like this).
>
>In regards to your comment about home gardeners - yes, a lot of people do
>dump way too many chemicals on their lawns. I hope you didn't bring that up
>to suggest that because there are worse offenders on the environment, we
>should just leave commercial growers alone. As with anything - some people
>are very careful and conscientious, and others are not. This applies both
to
>home gardeners and commercial growers.
>
>As for myself - I am happy to pay a little bit extra to purchase organic
>produce to both support the commercial growers using a method I believe in
>and to ensure that the food I put on the table doesn't contain pesticide
>residues.
>
>Karen Grzesiak
>
