Pesticide residues found in 70% of produce sold in US even after washing

Beyond the War on Invasive Species is a great book that explores the overuse of pesticides and why it is in fact dangerous.

For those that don't want to read the book, essentially there is alot of misinformation out there. When testing for human toxicity of pesticides, they only test the active ingredient in the chemical mixture. Not the other additives which could be up to ~70% of the overall mixture. The additives are very nasty and we most definitely don't want them on our food.

The main focus of this book is on invasive species. By looking at who is defining invasive species and providing a plethora of facts, this book essentially posits that the "invasives" myth is a way to sell more pesticide to governments. And offers a different perspective stating that many native plants actually benefit from invasive species - invasives often grow in disturbed soil, not the native habitats.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25782048-beyond-the-war-...

Is this surprising? No matter how much you wash something, trace amounts will still exist. Like when sites start running articles about "human DNA" being found in meat, implying that a worker has gone through the grinder, when in reality someone has touched the meat or some dust landed on it.

My takeaways from this article: - Buy Organic Kale - Buy Organic Strawberries - Buy Organic Spinach

This is linked to in the article and is a good guide of what to buy organic and what you can buy conventional: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php