June 14, 2008
Environmentally Savvy and Health Conscious
Here are twenty common foods and the problems associated with them that should compel the wise buyer to look for them in organic form.
Apples: pesticide and fungicide residue
Beef: growth hormones, routine use of antibiotics, poor conditions in feedlots, excessive fat from grain feeding before slaughter, possibility of mad cow disease
Bell Peppers: pesticide residues
Carrots: pesticide and fungicide residues
Celery: pesticide and fungicide residues
Cherries: pesticide residue
Chicken: inhumane conditions during growth and slaughter, bacterial contamination, routine use of antibiotics
Citrus: pesticide residue
Coffee: exploitative worker conditions, negative environmental impact on plantations: loss of bird and animal habitat, damage to soils
Corn: genetic modifications, herbicide use, damage to topsoil, pesticide residue
Eggs: inhumane conditions for the birds, routine use of antibiotics
Grapes (imported): pesticide and fungicide residue
Milk: use of bovine growth hormone, routine use of antibiotics
Nectarines: pesticide and fungicide residue
Peaches: pesticide and fungicide residue
Pears: pesticide and fungicide residues
Potatoes: pesticide and fungicide residues
Raspberries (red): pesticide and fungicide residues
Spinach: pesticide residues
Strawberries: pesticide residues
