Fruit, Veggies, and Pesticides (Infographic)

We know a healthy diet requires a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables, but these seemingly healthy choices may instead be full of pesticides! Unexpected chemicals in your food: The health risks of pesticides.

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Permalink Comment by Yuriko ﾃﾞｨｰN on January 4, 2012 at 7:13pm

Sigh.. its sad to know those things might not be safe to eat especially I'm a vegetarian. Organic food is still expensive in our area. We might have to learn how to grow those things by ourselves in future if they don't change pesticides use.

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Permalink Comment by Sukma Wijayanti on January 6, 2012 at 9:28am

Yes, indeed Yuriko. It's really sad for us as a consumer to eat those chemical food although we knew that fruit and veggies are the healthiest food for our bodies. But i do believe too it's a dilemma for them as a farmer to plant fruit and vegetable that could produce but also not attacked by a disease that can lead to crop failure. In my lab, we did some research on a few commodities that one goal is to reduce pesticides use.

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Permalink Comment by Yuriko ﾃﾞｨｰN on January 6, 2012 at 6:48pm

Yes, I understand the dilemma for them. I guess "mass production" is not smart idea. From now on, we all have to care more about quality and safety. Keep up good work at your lab.