M8.3 Blog Pesticides

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Pesticides in our foods and their health effects (especially on children) is actually my topic for my literature review (also found the same article on the CHARGE study for this module).

I had chicken breast, whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce, and a veggie mix (broccoli, green beans, and zucchini) for dinner last night. After looking up my meal, I was quite shocked to find how much pesticide residue was actually in what I expected to be a relatively healthy dinner.

The green beans alone had over 44 pesticide residues plus the additional 33 in my broccoli. I couldn't find information on my zucchini, but I selected winter squash to review and found that 64 pesticide residues were found by the USDA!

In terms of my whole wheat pasta and chicken breast, I found 7 pesticide residues in poultry, 4 in the tomato paste, and 4 in wheat grain.

I couldn't believe what I had found. It is ridiculous that there are so many pesticide residues in our food. Why can't we have a system such as the European Commission regulations on pesticides and other active substances??? Clearly capitalism can explain why we haven't been able to push for regulation on what is put out into the market for us to consume.





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  1. Sintia ShahbazOctober 21, 2018 at 12:08 PM

    I totally agree with you, it is so ridiculous to find this amount of pesticides in our food, but what other way would bigger companies make money? I feel that with this much pesticides and other chemicals to extend shelf life our health is in serious danger!

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