The American organization Environmental Working Group (EWG) has taken on the task to investigate our food – at least on the American market for pesticides. Since 1993, the EEC is fighting for healthier foods and for less use of plant protection products can be for the consumer, harmful to health.
Not only in the United States, but also in this country people eat too little vegetables. The German society for nutrition, for example, recommends eating three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit daily. A high consumption of vegetables and fruit improves the health status and can reduce the risk for cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
fruit and vegetables are loaded massively with pesticides
Were it not for the pesticides: The United States Department of agriculture USDA has been found in a large-scale sample that fruits and vegetables in the U.S. are widely contaminated with pesticides. At cratosslot least one pesticide is located on 70 percent of the food, such as in an analysis of the EEC had to be determined. The result is frightening. Pesticides are toxic and can also expose people to various Health problems. To this extent the vegetables and fruit in Germany is not burdened perhaps, however, the trend is on the rise. There are similar studies. The Federal office for consumer protection has summarised in 2015, what products are impacted. Including John fell, berries, tangerines, mangoes and table grapes. The vegetables were eggplant, beans, lettuce, fresh herbs, peppers and spinach.
The EEC published annually, the “Dirty Dozen”, i.e. the dirty dozen. Including twelve foods that are most heavily burdened with pesticides. The EEC recommends to buy these products exclusively in organic quality. What the are, you can see the above the Text placed images.