Food
- Are pesticides safe?
- What about pesticide residues?
- What is a Maximum Residue Level (MRL)?
- How are Maximum Residue Levels (MRL) set?
- What does it mean when residue levels are below Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)? And above MRLs?
- What if I eat the recommended 400g fruits and vegetables per day and my food contains residues?
- Are residues eliminated when I peel or wash my fruits and vegetables?
- What is the Annual residue report?
- What does it mean to have multiple residues?
- What about the cumulative effects of residues?
- Why is it said that an apple is treated over 40 times?
- I’m still concerned about pesticides and residues...
- Current increased acreage for biofuel crops is contributing to increased prices for food. How exactly can pesticides play a role?
- What is the industry doing to find safer and more sustainable alternatives for pest control?
- Supporters of traditional solutions for pest control say that farmers can use pheromone traps, predator insects, etc instead of pesticides. Will these have comparable results?
- Why farm with pesticides?
- How are pesticides labelled?
- Isn’t nature’s way a safer way?
- What is organic farming?
- Organic food has no chemical residues
- Organic food is better quality
- Organic farming uses no pesticides
- Pesticides cut the price of food
