Safety Several consumer studies have reported growing concern about the safety and healthfulness of the food supply. Perhaps some of the following information can help you put the information you receive into perspective. Pesticide residues are monitored by the government. Studies of foods prepared for consumption have found no detectable residues in more than half of the samples tested. These tolerance levels have wide built in safety margins.
Debate continues in the area of pesticide use, regulation and testing.
However, while the debate goes on, you can do several things to minimize any potential risk and increase the added benefits of vegetables in your daily diet. As you add vegetables to your diet, consider the following tips and decide what you can do that feels right for you. Buy produce in season and buy locally grown produce when possible. This is not to say that these products are produced with no chemicals. You can ask the grower about the production.