http://rawfooddietsecrets.com/blog/08/70-pesticides-currently-in-use-contain-known-cancer-causing-agents/ Raw Food Blog: A Raw Food Journal covering the Raw Food Diet, Raw Food Restaurants, Raw Vegan Food & Raw Food Resources Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:40:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://rawfooddietsecrets.com/blog/08/70-pesticides-currently-in-use-contain-known-cancer-causing-agents/#comment-15 A Saturday Trip to the State Farmers' Market & the Mystery of Organic Farming | The Raw Food Diet: Living Whole Foods for Abundant Health Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:53:45 +0000 http://rawfooddietsecrets.com/blog/08/avoid-pesticides-eat-organic-foods/#comment-15 [...] I learned that the spraying is typically done to the strawberry plant in March and this keeps the bugs from eating the plant and destroying the fruit. Here's an interesting fact for you: Strawberries and bell peppers contain some of the highest concentrations of pesticides. So, knowing this, I avoided buying the pesticide-laden strawberries. Don't forget: According to the EPA, over 70 pesticides now in use are probable cancer-causing agents. (See my earlier post on pesticides.) [...] [...] I learned that the spraying is typically done to the strawberry plant in March and this keeps the bugs from eating the plant and destroying the fruit. Here's an interesting fact for you: Strawberries and bell peppers contain some of the highest concentrations of pesticides. So, knowing this, I avoided buying the pesticide-laden strawberries. Don't forget: According to the EPA, over 70 pesticides now in use are probable cancer-causing agents. (See my earlier post on pesticides.) [...]

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