American organization: strawberries and spinach most containable pesticides associated with cancer and infertility
American organization: strawberries and spinach most containable pesticides associated with cancer and infertility
American organization: strawberries and spinach most contained pesticides Associated with cancer and infertility
EWG, an American environmental research and advocacy organization in the fields of toxic chemicals and agricultural subsidies, has revealed that 70 percent of vegetables and fruits grown by traditional methods contain traces of toxic agricultural pesticides, and that strawberries and spinach are more crop-containing On toxic chemical compounds associated with cancer, infertility and obesity.
This comes at a time when pesticide use has been regulated in the United States since the 1990s, but a growing body of research has indicated that many harmful substances are still in use.
According to the annual report of the "Environmental Working Group, which classifies the best and worst agricultural crops, containment of pesticides, strawberries remain the most fruit containing harmful chemical compounds.
Of the 47 selected vegetables and fruits, avocados and maize were classified as cleaner and less insect-free, while strawberries and spinach were found to contain the most harmful compounds.