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Every years, EWG comes out with "The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides" where it ranks pesticide contamination for 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 51,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2009 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies on which the guide is based tested produce after it had been rinsed or peeled.
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Does Mexico use any pesticides on their food?
Yes, as much as the rest of the countries around the world.
Pesticides are helpful for increasing the food supply . which use of pesticides is most dangerous for humans?
spreading pesticides with airplanes
What do biodegradable pesticides prevent?
soil, water, and food getting contaminated by pesticides
Why do animals at the end of a food web have more pesticides?
Pesticides are cumulative, so the animals at the end of the food web have more of them.
How do pesticides get into grebes?
thru food
Is food better for your health with pesticides or without pesticides?
pesticides kill insects. Pesticides contain carcinogenic ingredients. Pesticides have warning lables that say not to inhale them or make contact with their skin. You do the math.
What are pros for organic food?
This is pros however it is mainly a comparison for the organic and non-organic i hope it helps 1. Organic food is the best type of food for many reasons. The food does not have as many pesticides as non-organic food this means that it is less harmful for humans, plants and animals. Also two of the pesticides that are used are natural pesticides. Organic food tastes much better than non-organic foods. Organic foods use pesticides on only one crop. However Non-organic foods use pesticides on all of their crops. Organic foods are looked after much better as they have to be grown in a certain way. Also more people are employed to look after the crops and animals. The organic crops are assessed to see if they are okay to be organic; however the non-organic crops are not and are just sold without checking. Organic food is 'natural' this is because it does not include as many chemicals or pesticides.
Why should school serve organic food?
So children do not get unnecessary pesticides, and because schools are public institutions and purchase a lot of food, so farm workers do not get unnecessary pesticides, and the environment is not poisoned with unnecessary pesticides.
What is the source of pesticides in the food items?
the source of pesticides in our food items is mainly the rough agricultural practices and use o concentrated pesticides and fertilisers which are used for a better yield
Is Windex a pesticide?
Pesticides, need not be chemicals. Some pesticides are made from certified organic and or food grade materials.
Who founded organic food?
No one founded organic food. Growing food organically, without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, was the way food was grown before chemical fertilizers and pesticides were created, patented, and marketed.
How could the peacocks food get contaminated?
through pesticides
