Two seemingly healthy items added to ‘dirty dozen’ list – and you likely have them in your pantry

Healthy food items have been added amazingly to the “Dirty Dozen” menu due to potential pollution.

But the environmental group that issued its updated guide was criticized for being “misleading” shoppers.

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The Environmental Working Group (EWG) revealed yesterday the new shopping guide for the production of harmful pesticides.

He is looking into the data of the Ministry of Agriculture to review pesticide residue on many common fruits and vegetables.

The group announced that approximately 60 % of the traditionally cultivated fruit and vegetable samples in a “clean 15” menu do not contain detected pesticide residue.

However, there were a few sudden additions to their dirty list – whose products “contained potential pesticides remains.”

EWG added berries and potatoes to the list, arranged by the famous fruits and vegetables 10 and 12, respectively.

It was based on the notorious list on new data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), which was tested for the first time two years ago.

The group announced, “Black and potato made dozens of dirty for this year.

“This depends on the tests of the US Department of Agriculture for the first time for berries, which found 93 % of the samples with pesticide remains, at a rate of four different pesticides per sample.

“Cyberifrin pesticide, classified as a potential human carcinoma by the Environmental Protection Agency, has been discovered slightly more than half of the traditional BlackBerry samples.

“For potatoes, the data of the new US Department of Agriculture revealed that 90 % of the samples contain chlorine proofham, a SPROUT inhibitor used after harvest.

“The European Union banned the use of the chemical in 2019 due to the health concerns of both farmers and consumers.

“In total, more than 50 different pesticides were found on samples of dozens of dirty fruits and vegetables, except for cherries.

“Every commodity except potatoes were on average, four or more pesticides, discovered on individual samples.”

But these allegations disturbed the International Fresh Products Association (IFPA), which issued a statement wondering about the results.

He highlighted that it was difficult enough to encourage Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables, without “planting fear”.

She said that the association “joined nutritionists and scientists in raising concerns about the latest collection of the group.

“The allegations in this report are not only misleading – they also lead to serious reverse results for public health goals in our nation.

“Fruits and vegetables are the basis for a healthy diet and one of the most effective tools to prevent chronic diet -related diseases.

“However, today, 90 percent of Americans are lower than the recommended daily income than these basic foods – the public health crisis that we can treat urgently.”

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Harvard University warned in 2018 that failure to consume enough vegetables and fruits “can harm your health, which endangers you at risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and even some cancer, not to mention leaving the risk of nutritional shortcomings.”

IFPA criticized in EWG, saying it was “it does not make sense to discourage people from eating.”

Instead of planting fear, we need a coordinated national effort to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables

IFPA

He added: “This type of rhetoric is unfounded that harms consumers and unfairly threatens to live American farmers, who work tirelessly to grow safe food and feed for their societies.

“The unrealistic attacks by fruits and vegetable farmers undermine the efforts made to improve meals in a country where 70 % of what we eat are super treatment, and where our chronic diseases cost our economy more than 1 trillion dollars annually in health care and productivity loss.”

Secure

The association defended farmers and federal agencies, saying that the latter “accurately reviewing crop protection tools through science -based operations to ensure their safety.”

The authors of the report also accused “of comfortable ignorance that the pesticide data program in the US Department of Agriculture constantly finds that the products sold in the United States meet or exceed strict safety standards in the Environmental Protection Agency.”

IFPA said it would be better for the environmental group to support efforts to help improve the health of Americans.

He added: “Instead of planting fear, we need a coordinated national effort to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables – and enable farmers to continue to provide abundant products at reasonable and safe prices for every American table.”

There was a mixed reaction to social media to the “Dirty Dozen” menu, where some accuse EWG of “Monging Fear”.

But the group replied, “Our shoppers are not here to intimidate anyone of the products.

“It is simply a supplier of those who want to be more aware of the exposure to pesticides.

“Intensive research shows that even small doses, especially for long periods during the weak life stages such as pregnancy and childhood, or when associated with other chemicals, they still cause harm.”

Product production

There was jamming about how to consume any fruits and vegetables safely might be contaminated with insecticides.

The group suggested saying: “We recommend washing in running water for at least 20 seconds and using clean hands to rub or rub the products.

“Avoid soap, detergents, bleaching and produce washing – there is not enough evidence that it is safe or effective.”

Mexico is currently the highest supplier of fresh berries to the United States, according to the US Department of Agriculture's report.

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