You'd "rather buy vegetables with pesticides than organic because of lack of organic regulations". duh???

File under: What the "f-"?

I went shopping the other day at my local fresh produce store that carries a lot of organic fruits and vegetables. My friend came along for the walk. When we were shopping she said "I don't trust organic food, there's no regulations about what can be sold as organic". She then proceeded to the non-organic section and bought an apple there instead because she didn't trust the organic apple. This is some of the screwiest logic I have ever heard. She would rather buy an apple that is guaranteed to have had a host of known carcinogenic pesticides and toxic substances sprayed on them than one that doesn't (or at the very least has "less"). 


These pesticides and chemicals not only do obvious harm like make the soil toxic but cause developmental problems in children, are known cancer-causing agents, are known hormone disrupters and also cause acute pesticide poisoning. Do we still have to tell people this, in 2010? There are regulations for organic products in Canada and Canadian Organic Growers are active and committed. One of our most important cancer preventative efforts should be to eliminate pesticides and chemicals from our food. This is common sense and is backed by a plethora of factual information available to anyone who is interested in informing themselves.
The bottom line is that my friend trusts the food that has been sprayed with pesticides and doesn't trust food that has not been sprayed. Sorry Denise (my friend), this is not only an attitude based on ignorance of the facts but it's just plain stupid, nonsensical logic.

David Suzuki Foundation provides excellent info/links about pesticides in food and regulations here.

Grinning Planet has a lot of info/links on pesticides and their effects..

Canadian information

List of Canadian organic certification bodies.

Canadian Organic Growers www.cog.ca has all the local info including Canadian organic certification standards.

You can find a list of pesticides here.

Wise up, people! .....the resources are endless. ORGANIC IS BETTER for your health, the health of your children (born or unborn) and the (weary) planet.

THE WORST OFFENDERS - HIGH PESTICIDE FOODS

Retrieved from www.grinningplanet.com

Other Resources
Wikipedia has a good overview of organic certification standards globally.
Excellent coverage of global pesticide use.
UK document outlining the specific harmful details of several pesticides


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