Much of the Food We Eat Contains Pesticide Residues Part 8


	Much of the Food We Eat Contains Pesticide Residues Part 8

SenorCoconut

7-7-2008 4:48 PM

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              W is for Water 
</FONT></B>Pesticides inevitably leach into the environment 
              and can poison rivers, streams and even groundwater. The tap water 
              of more than a million Californians, mostly in the Central Valley, 
              is contaminated with a banned pesticide that is also a potent carcinogen. 
              The contamination is 300 times the 'safe' dose for infants and children. 
              3, plus carbofuran, 2-4D, 1,2,DCP, diquat, glyphosate, pentachlorophenol, 
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              (GM food) </FONT></B>
Genetically modified (GM) food is promoted as a way to decrease 
              pesticide use. Many GM crops have been genetically modified to resist 
              pests - so when an insect takes a bite of a leaf or flower it also 
              gets a bite of poison from the plant itself. Unfortunately this 
              applies to anything that samples the plant. Some insects develop 
              resistance, becoming 'superbugs'<IMG width="99" height="97" align="left" src="http://www.newint.org/issue323/../ni_pix/transparent.gif" /> 
              which have to be destroyed by new and stronger pesticides.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newint.org/issue323/apple.htm"><B><FONT size="2">
              Y is for Yam</FONT></B> 
Yams come mainly from countries with few controls over pesticide 
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