Pesticides sprayed on our fruits and vegetables..toxic?

Post » Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:38 am

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What does that image make you feel? it horrifies me.
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Nicole Coucopoulos
 
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Post » Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:39 am

I assume it's part of their treatment. If that spray was really that bad, in any developed nation that would be banned.

If not, we'd all be dead.
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Donald Richards
 
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Post » Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:47 am

The pesticide has time to be washed off by rain or sprinklers, evaporated by the sun, etc. Also, most farmers / companies wash their foods before they are shipped out. Then even most customers wash them. So I don't think its as bad as that. Also, It is consentraded comming out of the hose, after it mixes with the air and is diluted by the aformentioned water, its probably not as bad. Also what TESFanner said. There are very strict regulations in place. So I'm not worried...
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matt
 
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Post » Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:05 pm

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/625633_10151284422936160_557800947_n.png

What does that image make you feel? it horrifies me.
Me too. It makes me feel like someone wants to make a killing selling "safer" organic food by targeting alarmist svckers.
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jenny goodwin
 
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Post » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:55 pm

I hate such propagandas against: pesticides, GM food, vaccines, and other science advances("OMG Big Brother!!") etc. Usually it is from religious zealots. The worst thing, there are people who fall for such propagandas, without trying to think for themselves.
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Dragonz Dancer
 
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Post » Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:52 am

That food gets thoroughly cleaned before it hits your plate. Pesticides have very, very strict regulations in developed nations.
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