Pranam While i read vividly the aspects, why our people run after the americano-Indian marketing, straying away from the economically cheaper products grown naturally on the field, to pesticides grown paying more and more, and then reorienting back to the nature, paying more than the old price , for the same nature? It is called Organic today but what was it yesterday?. KR IRS 6222
On Sun, 6 Feb 2022 at 01:21, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *Respected Sir/s,* > > > > * VEGETABLES and FRUITS play an important role in our > daily diet. Studies have shown that 23 per cent of Indians' diet consists > of vegetables. Vitamins that our > body needs, including fiber, are available from vegetables and fruits. > Green leafy vegetables and fruits are recommended as a medicine to prevent > various diseases. Fifty years ago, we plucked vegetables and fruits > produced from natural fertilizers directly from the garden and ate them. We > got them without mixing chemical fertilizers and pesticides. > Now a days Chemicals and > pesticides are implicitly added to vegetables and fruits at various stages, > from processing the seeds to selling them on the market. 6,000 tonnes of > pesticides are used to protect 100 million tonnes of vegetables produced in > India from pest attack. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that > the levels of chemicals are higher than allowed. > In big cities, vegetables are brought in from far-flung > rural areas as arable lands are depleted. These vegetables are stored in > refrigerated godowns. During storage, pesticides are sprayed to control > pests. At the crop stage, chemical fertilizers are added and pesticides > are prayed are added, however while storage also chemicals added. This > increases the chemical content in them. Vegetables are sprayed with > chemicals such as aluminium phosphate and barium carbonate to prevent rot. > Copper sulphate is used to ripen fruits and make them look fresh, thus > adding many chemicals from processing the seeds to selling them in the > market. The Food Control Authority has approved the use of certain amounts > of pesticides and chemicals to protect these edibles from pest attack. But, > in practice too much chemical is added. A 2019 study by the Union Ministry > of Agriculture found that vegetables and fruits were in excess of the > permitted levels. With the continuous use of chemical fertilizers and > pesticides, the pests have become more toxic. To deal with it, they > indiscreetly spray pesticides to reap the crop. As a result, not only > vegetables but also soil and water becomes toxic. In India due to lack of > any clear cut pesticide policy, many of the pesticides, banned by many > nations of the world, are still in use in our country today. > In the human body weighing 60 > kg, pesticide up to 0.48 mg daily is the tolerable limit. In order to > protect the fruit from pests; pesticides are being used around the world. > But, only in India, it is overused without a limit,. There are no systems > to monitor this. Food is essential for survival, but federal and state > governments should take adequate steps in usage of pesticides so that the > vegetables and fruits we consume do not turn out to be life-threatening. > Apples stacked in shops may look, as it were, " FRESH as they are > shiny", but many are unaware of the dangers of wax coated on top of them. > They use prepared chemical wax, which is harmful to health. DIRTY DOZEN: > The Dirty Dozen is a list of fruits > and vegetables with the highest level of pesticide residues created by the > Environmental Working Group (EWG) to educate the public on food safety. > They have released the 2020 version of its annual Dirty Dozen list. > *Strawberries, kale, and spinach continue to top the list of 12 different > vegetables and fruits that have been found to contain the highest traces of > pesticides used in commercial farming. The residue is often well below > current safety guidelines. There’s no question that fruits and veggies are > some of the healthiest foods around—they’re rife with essential vitamins > and minerals for general health, filled with fiber to keep your digestive > system churning, and chock full of water to help you stay hydrated. That > said, conventionally-grown produce isn’t entirely innocent; nearly 70 per > cent of non-organic fresh produce sold, contains the residue of potentially > harmful chemical pesticides—and washing only does very little, according to > the Environmental Working Group, which tests conventional produce every > year to derive a list known as the “Dirty Dozen,” or 12 most contaminated > fruits and vegetables. “It’s a way of > alerting the public of potential health risks associated with consuming > those foods,” says Oregon-based registered dietitian Megan Byrd of the > EWG’s list. “A little residual pesticides here and there add up, and can > potentially cause cancer and other diseases over time.” The Dirty Dozen > for 2021 Some of the sweetest and most loved conventionally-grown fruits > plus a handful of veggies were found to harbour high levels of various > pesticides, even after washing: 1. Strawberries 2. Spinach 3. Kale, > collard, and mustard greens 4. Nectarines 5. Apples 6. Grapes 7. Cherries > 8. Peaches 9. Pears 10. Bell and hot peppers 11. Celery 12. Tomatoes The > Clean Fifteen for 2021 There are some delicious options > on the Environmental Working Group’s Clean Fifteen list. This round-up > includes the fruits and veggies that were found to contain the lowest > levels of pesticides, meaning our risk of encountering toxins is low. 1. > Sweet corn 2, Pineapple 3. Onions 4. Papaya 5. Sweet peas (frozen) 6. > Eggplant 7. Asparagus 8. Broccoli 9. Cabbage 10. Kiwi 11. Cauliflower 12. > AVACADOS 13. Mushrooms 14. Honeydew melon (தேன்பனி முலாம்பழம்) 15. > Cantaloupe (பாகற்காய்) Does Washing Conventional Produce Eliminate > Pesticides? Unfortunately, the answer is “NO”. The EWG actually > rinses the fruits and veggies it tests before hitting the lab; the Dirty > Dozen list is based on pesticides that remain on fruits and veggies even > after washing. “In all cases, make sure to wash produce thoroughly > before preparing it; to get as much of that residual pesticide off as > possible,” Because certain agricultural toxins can > mess with fertility, contribute to miscarriage, or cross the placenta, > accumulate in and become concentrated in the foetus, which could lead to > preterm birth and low birth weight, neurodevelopmental delays, or > behavioural disorders and chronic disease such as cancer, according to > recent research. Research shows that internal pesticide levels decrease > when children swap out conventionally-grown foods for organics, so it’s > best to go for organics. 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