Eat an apple to the number of insecticide into the mouth

Truth: Obviously, this is done in accordance with a foreign news reports. We do not know what gossip is used in a specific source of information, but on apple and pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables in this matter in itself, is not difficult to find many of the original information.

First, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's pesticide residue testing program

Rumors in the use of data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There is a USDA Pesticide Data Project (Pesticide Data Program, PDP) is tested annually for fruits and vegetables for pesticide residues, from the start in 1991. This project will test the sample volume from the initial 7,000 more than 2000 more than 10,000, and increasing year by year. [2]

PDP is intended to detect pesticide residues in American diet intake assessment of the amount of pesticides, and not qualified to determine whether the food. Whether the detected pesticide residues are closely related to the existence and detection technology. Detected on the residual does not mean that these foods harmful to health. Rumor listed "hazardous pesticide" does exist, but left the dose completely meaningless to talk about risk. We need to focus on is: pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables, will bring much risk?

In the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a variety of pesticide residues in food in the development of standard limit. Limited in accordance with the definition of pesticide residues do not exceed this standard, the health risks can be ignored. If the PDP limit of detection value exceeds the standard, or has not been detected, the EPA set standards for pesticides, PDP will be communicated to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). EPA standard is not limited to those specified pesticides in fruits and vegetables are generally not used in production brought about, but come from the air or water rafting. [2]

In 1993 and 2003, testing the samples had a total of 102,058 copies, which are detected pesticide residues in samples of 58,950 copies, about 58% of the number of test samples. EPA established limits of which more than 158 copies of the standard, EPA has not set a standard limit 2533 copies, respectively, accounted for 0.15% and 2.5%. [2]

Second, the data was misquoted

PDP data was released two years later.In other words, data released this year is the 2009 test results. According to PDP's announcement, more than the EPA standard limits the proportion of the sample is 0.3%, while the EPA is not set to detect pesticide residues in samples of the standard ratio is 2.7%, with previous years, almost. [3] [4]

PDP is to test the samples collected in accordance with the usual approach to dealing with consumers, such as 10 seconds, rinse with cold water, peel and so on, and then break the sample, and then follow-up testing. Because there is no detection of pesticide residues before processing, it can not come, "finished cleaning an apple, the ratio of pesticide residues," the numbers. The so-called "apple contains many kinds of pesticide residues" was not an apple contains so many, but all samples had pesticides detected in the total number of species. For example, a sample to detect the A and B, two pesticides, the other samples to detect the B and C, it is detected, a "3" pesticide residues.

As long as a sample to detect the presence of a pesticide, regardless of its content level, are considered "detected." Apple does have a high proportion of at least one pesticide was detected in 1993 and 2003 data is 93% [2], while data for 2009 is close to 98% [5]. Rumors should be put into understanding the ratio of residual ratio after cleaning, so come to a "finished cleaning an apple, the ratio of pesticide residues actually reached 97.8%," the conclusion.

Third, also do not eat apples or other "pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables contain a variety of"

Corresponding with this report, there is a "most dirty of 12 fruits and vegetables" and "the cleanest of the 15 fruits and vegetables," the rankings. This ranking is called EWG (Environmental Working Group) of the environmental organizations based on the data made out of the PDP. [5-9] EWG is not a government department, nor is it an authoritative academic institutions, but rather a non-governmental organizations promoting environmental protection.

As previously presented, can detect pesticide residues does not mean that there are health risks. EWG's ranking completely ignored this factor, but using a "yes" "no" or "more" "less" this simple classification, and can not objectively reflect the pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables healthy relationship with the real situation. "

The most dirty of 12 fruits and vegetables," such rankings, suggesting that consumers will stay away from these fruits and vegetables, but this is not the purpose of EWG. On its website, through their "FAQ" has been clarified. Such as question 3 is "I mean these pesticides should not eat vegetables and fruit?" Site replied: "No, eat your vegetables and fruits rich in fruits and vegetables health benefits of diet intake of pesticide residues than the risk. "[6] in the U.S. media in reporting this incident generally have talked about this issue. [7-9]

On the inaccuracy of the analysis here, as to how to deal with pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables, in the previous log "how to remove pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables" have more in-depth introduction.

Conclusion: rumors crack. This report on pesticide residues is the selective excerpts of foreign news, and the result of misreading and brain supplement. Apples and other fruits and vegetables can detect pesticide residues, but the vast majority of the remaining samples are below the limits established by EPA standards. Diet rich in fruits and vegetables health benefits over the risks of pesticide exposure. Academic and government departments, is still recommended diet rich in the diversity of fruits and vegetables.

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