foodconsumer.org: Eat your pesticides

Eat your pesticides
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admin on 07/16/2010 15:08:00
 
Dear readers,
When I first learned that agribusiness and the pesticide industry were launching
a new PR campaign to discredit EWG and our Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, I
thought it was a joke. The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides dissuades people from
eating fruits and vegetables?
No way. We at EWG always believe that you should eat as many fruits and
vegetables as you can, and organic whenever possible. We put together the
Shopper's Guide to Pesticides so that you would know which fruits and vegetables
are must-buy organic, and which are fine if you go conventional -- information
that conventional agribusiness doesn't want you to know.
EWG\'s Shopper\'s Guide to Pesticides helps you get your fruits and veggies
while minimizing your exposure to risky pesticides. Click here to see the guide
that pesticide manufacturers want to make "go away."
And you know what else the industry is saying? They assert that pesticides are
completely safe for human consumption.
Really? These are chemicals that are designed to kill living things and have
been linked to health problems like nervous system toxicity, cancer and effects
on our hormone system.
Instead of telling tall tales, EWG wants to give you the best information we
can. We created our Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 lists so that you can know which
fruits and vegetables have the lowest pesticide residues and which ones you
should try to always buy organic.
Click here to see EWG\'s Shopper\'s Guide to Pesticides.
Want to take EWG's Shoppers Guide to Pesticides to the store with you? Donate
$10 today, and we\'ll send you a Shopper\'s Guide to Pesticides bag tag to clip
onto your reusable shopping bag.
We're proud that for 15 years, EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides has helped
consumers eat their fruits and veggies while lowering their exposure to
pesticides. No matter what conventional farmers and the pesticide industry say,
we know you want more information on pesticides in food, and we're committed to
providing it.
Sincerely,
Ken Cook
President, Environmental Working Group