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The horror of this is that - due to their much smaller size - what may be a tolerable dose for an adult is a HUGE dose for a child, and an immense dose for an embryo or a foetus.
And no one knows what the combination of any and all of these pesticides in our bodies does. |
All I can say is, buy organic food whenever you can, or even better, grow as much of your own produce as possible - according to the beautifully natural, and totally
poison free gardening method described in these pages. |
Current Pesticide Intake from Our Daily Food
[condensed from the ongoing FDA "Total Diet Study"]
The Total Diet Study (TDS), sometimes called the Market Basket Study, is an ongoing FDA program which began in 1961 and determines levels of various pesticide residues, contaminants, and nutrients in foods, for estimating intakes of these substances in representative diets in the United States population. FDA personnel purchase foods from supermarkets or grocery stores four times per year, one from each of four geographic regions of the country. Each collection, referred to as a Market Basket (MB), is a composite of like foods purchased in three cities in a given region. The foods are prepared for consumption, i.e., as they will be eaten, and then analyzed. Dietary intake of each analyte is calculated from the levels found, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food consumption data for each of the various age/sex groups.
Pesticides In Common Foods - FDA Study
[ condensed from the FDA "Total Diet Study Information" ]
Food Product |
Total Different Pesticides Found |
Total # of Pesticides in 37 Samples |
Average # of Pesticides Per Sample |
Average
Parts Per Billion
Per 100gmServing
(3.5 oz.) |
|---|
| American cheese |
11 |
183 |
4.9 |
1,860 |
|---|
| Apple |
27 |
193 |
5.2 |
22,190 |
|---|
| Baked potato |
23 |
95 |
2.6 |
7,690 |
|---|
| Beef round steak |
13 |
73 |
2.0 |
340 |
|---|
| Butter |
17 |
218 |
5.9 |
26,170 |
|---|
| Carrots |
12 |
64 |
1.7 |
2,230 |
|---|
| Celery |
22 |
194 |
5.2 |
8,030 |
|---|
| Cereal - Corn Flakes |
5 |
11 |
.3 |
580 |
|---|
| Cherries |
32 |
169 |
4.6 |
40,710 |
|---|
| Chicken noodle casserole |
19 |
130 |
3.5 |
1,160 |
|---|
| Collard greens |
39 |
211 |
5.7 |
32,030 |
|---|
| Cucumber |
33 |
191 |
5.2 |
6,950 |
|---|
| Egg - Soft boiled |
9 |
20 |
.5 |
200 |
|---|
| Frankfurters (pork) |
19 |
203 |
5.5 |
32,170 |
|---|
| Grapes |
32 |
152 |
4.1 |
20,590 |
|---|
| Green peppers |
28 |
199 |
5.4 |
31,330 |
|---|
| Ground beef - Fried |
14 |
149 |
4.0 |
2,540 |
|---|
| Hamburger |
22 |
216 |
5.8 |
1,820 |
|---|
| Lettuce |
20 |
97 |
2.9 |
3,920 |
|---|
| Milk chocolate |
18 |
181 |
4.9 |
3,780 |
|---|
| Peanut butter |
19 |
384 |
10.4 |
16,530 |
|---|
| Pork sausage |
17 |
161 |
4.4 |
15,560 |
|---|
| Pumpkin pie |
21 |
186 |
5.1 |
6,420 |
|---|
| Raisins |
21 |
76 |
2.1 |
2,680 |
|---|
| Spinach - boiled |
36 |
245 |
6.6 |
36,480 |
|---|
| Strawberries |
29 |
204 |
5.5 |
84,950 |
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1999 Report and Database. FDA 1999 Pesticide Monitoring Database
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~acrobat/tds1byfd.pdf
HERE
- and for those who can bear it,
is a list of the 366 pesticides found in our food by the FDA Total Diet Study
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