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The FDA and USDA Test the Food Supply For Levels of Carcinogens



Americans are becoming concerned about the presence of carcinogens in the food supply. The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) and the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) teamed up to run tests on over 100,000 food samples.

Their objective was to determine the levels of carcinogens (cancer-causing substances) in America's food supply. More and more Americans are becoming concerned about pesticides, hormones and other cancer-causing agents currently being used in the meat, dairy, and fruit and vegetable industries. These chemicals can not only cause cancer, but they can damage the brain and nervous system and cause birth defects.

Following is a list of the 12 most contaminated foods. These foods should be purchased organically produced:

  • Meat (See February 7, 2007). Beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc.), and pork contain the highest levels of pesticides. These deadly chemicals are stored in the animal's fatty tissue.

  • Milk, Butter, & Cheese. Pesticides along with growth hormones and antibiotics are in these non-organic products.

  • Strawberries, Raspberries, & Cherries. Strawberries have the most pesticides of any crop grown in America. Thirty-six pesticides are sprayed on strawberries.

  • Apples & Pears. Thirty-six chemicals were discovered in apples. Half of these chemicals are neurotoxins which are directly linked to brain damage.

  • Tomatoes. Because of the tomatoes' thin skin, over 30 pesticides were discovered deep in the body.

  • Potatoes. The FDA found that 79 percent of the potatoes it tested had unacceptable levels of several pesticides. They are also sprayed with fungicides.

  • Spinach. Spinach has gotten a lot of attention recently. It is very vulnerable to contamination. Some of the most powerful pesticides used on food is used on spinach. 83 percent of the spinach tested had dangerous levels of pesticides. Other green veggies were also heavily contaminated.

  • Coffee. Believe it or not, but there are some pesticides that are so deadly that they are not allowed by law to be used in this country. They are shipped overseas where they are applied to crops which are then shipped right back to the United States. Coffee is one of the worst offenders.

  • Peaches & nectarines. 95 percent of peaches and 97 percent of nectarines tested positive for contamination from forty-five pesticides used in conventional orchards. These pesticides soak deep into the fruit.
  • Grapes. During their growth period, thirty-five different pesticides are sprayed several times on grapes. 86 percent of the grapes tested were contaminated. Imported grapes have even higher levels of contamination. Grapes from Chile are the worst of the worst.

  • Celery. 94 percent of the celery tested had unaccepable levels of contamination.

  • Red & Green Bell Peppers. Bell peppers are soaked with thirty-nine different pesticides. In addition peppers have high levels of chemical residues; they are also often coated with an unhealthy wax.


    • Carcinogens are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and now in the food we eat. Eating non-organic meat, dairy products, and fruits and vegetables is worse than playing Russian roulette. The possibilities of these toxic chemicals of being carcinogenic by themselves or in combination with other chemicals is very high. Return to Healthy Lifestyle Reduces Cancer Risk From Carcinogens