Blog: Pesticides

For dinner last night, I ate chicken breast and broccoli. I found that chicken surprisingly had only 7 pesticide residues. However, half of these pesticides are known or probable carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors, neurotoxins and contain developmental or reproductive toxins. The broccoli I had last night contains 33 pesticides, which include known or probable carcinogens, suspected hormone disruptors, neurotoxins and developmental or reproductive toxins. I eat broccoli and chicken at least 5 times a week which is really disturbing considering that these are commonly consumed by people who are dieting and body building. It makes me concerned that those of us who are trying to lose weight or get in shape are putting ourselves at risk by eating "healthy." Many meal plans advocate consuming chicken, healthy leafy greens, and fruit, but misses to inform people of the risks associated with consuming these products. Both broccoli and chicken contained pesticides that unfortunately affect honeybees.


We should be publicizing and informing the public about the pesticides that are in the food that we're consuming. I think that there needs to be stricter regulations imposed on the usage of pesticides and stronger enforcement by the government on the agricultural industry. There also needs to be increased advertising on the dangers of pesticides, education and information on food packaging to make the public aware of the effects of their food choices. In addition, we also need to reduce our dependence on pesticides since they are negatively impacting the bees and exposing us to harmful chemicals in the environment.



Source: http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/food.jsp?food=BR

Source: http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/food.jsp?food=PR