Last night my dinner was salad and rice pilaf. I found out that there are 52 pesticide residues found on lettuce. There are 35 pesticide residues found on tomatoes, and 86 pesticide residues found on cucumbers. I am not sure all that goes into rice pilaf but I looked up “rice” on the website because making white rice and vegetables is usually my go to and favorite ting to eat because it is so fast and easy to make. Rice has 15 pesticide residues I learned so I can just imagine what is in something like rice pilaf.
In terms of public health, there should be regulations or minimum number of pesticides that can be on food. Regulations for sure but also food labels with toxic information on produce because what is on you food is just as important as what is in your food.
"what's on your food is just as important as what's in your food" yes! sounds like you have a nice slogan for organic food/no pesticides, rudi! It's crazy how many pesticide residues come up on our foods- 86 for cucumber?! wow. gotta start washing my veggies every time, esp if they are not organic.
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