This document discusses agricultural chemicals and pesticides. It notes that India is the second largest manufacturer of pesticides in Asia after China. It then lists the top 5 most widely used pesticides in the US. Exposure to pesticides can lead to health problems affecting the reproductive, developmental, neurological and immune systems. 65 pesticides are banned in the US but 13 controversial ones are still used. Residue from pesticides is commonly found on foods like apples, strawberries, grapes, celery and peaches. About 1 million deaths per year are attributed to pesticide poisoning worldwide. Going organic is presented as a solution to avoid pesticide exposure.
4. India is now the second largest manufacturer of pesticides in Asia after China and
ranks twelfth globally
5. Five of the most widely used chemicals pesticides and herbicides permeating
America are:
● Glyphostate
● Atrazine
● Chlorpyrifos
● Metolachlor
● Metam Sodium
9. There are 65 known pesticides that are banned from the
production of food, by the FDA, in the United States.
10. Although 65 pesticides are banned in the states; 13 controversial pesticides are
still being used in the United States, but are banned elsewhere...
12. Azodicarbonamide, Blue No. 1&2, Tartrazine (Yellow 5), BHA & BHT
(Hydroxyanisole & Hydroxytoluene), Arsenic, rBGH & rBST, Potassium Bromate,
Brominated Vegetable Oil, Olestra, and Diphenylamine are all chemicals actively
being used in our country, while others have them banned.
13. In a 2013/2014 report from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, nearly 43 percent
of sampled infant food had residue found on them.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/chemical-residues-microbiology/chemical-residues/eng/1324258929171/1324264923941
Government of Canada, inspection.gc.ca Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Website last accessed 03/20/2016.
15. Top 5 foods with the most residue
• Apples
• Strawberries
• Grapes
• Celery
• Peaches
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/healthy/news/g168/dirty-dozen-foods/
Good Housekeeping, Shapley, Dan, goodhousekeeping.com, 02/01/2015, website last accessed 03/20/2016
22. CHLORDANE
• Insecticide used on crops,
including vegetables, small grains,
potatoes, sugar cane, sugar beets,
fruits, nuts, citrus, and cotton
• Used on home lawn and garden
pests. Also used extensively to
control termites
26. MIREX
Insecticide used to combat fire ants,
termites, and mealy bugs
Also used as fire retardant in
plastics, rubber and electrical
products
27. HEPTACHLOR
• Insecticide used primarily against
soil insects and termites. Also
used against some crop pests
and to combat malaria
28. HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Fungicide used for seed treatment
Also an industrial chemical used to
make fireworks, ammunition,
synthetic rubber, and other
substances
Also unintentionally produced during
combustion and the manufacture
of certain chemicals
Also and impurity in certain
pesticides
29. PCB’S
• Used for a variety of industrial
processes and purposes, including
electrical transformers and
capacitors as heat exchange
fluids, paint additives, in
carbonless copy paper, and in
plastics
• Also unintentionally produced
during combustion
31. DIOXINS AND FURANS
• Unintentionally produced during
most forms of combustions,
including burning of municipal and
medical wastes, backyard burning
of trash and industrial processes
• Can be found as trace
contaminants in certain herbicides,
wood preservatives and in PCB
mixtures
38. What is organic?
Organic produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides,
synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing
radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not
take antibiotics or growth hormones.
39. Benefits of going organic
Keep chemicals out of the air, water, soil and our bodies
Reduce if not eliminate off farm pollution
Build healthy soil
Food will taste better and have truer flavor
Healthier environment as a whole
40.
41. Facts about going organic
Organic food is sold to consumers through three main venues in the United
States—conventional grocery stores, natural food stores, and direct-to-
consumer markets.
A typical organic consumer is difficult to pinpoint, but new research continues to
shed light on consumer attitudes and purchasing behavior.
Organic price premiums continue to remain high in many markets as the demand
for organic products expands.
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