Comments on: Blackberries anyone? http://skincarefoods.com/health/antioxidants-in-blackberries.html A guide to natural skin care Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:49:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Author http://skincarefoods.com/health/antioxidants-in-blackberries.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 Author Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:14:33 +0000 http://skincarefoods.com/?p=163#comment-9 Hi, just saw your note. Thank you. I do not think I am the right person to answer this. I personally avoid fruits and vegetables grown in central America and sometimes South America except for Chile. I know they have many controls down there when it comes to quality. I would think that ALL fruits and vegetables that enter the US go through an in-depth and rigorous inspection for traces of pesticides and herbicides and that the tolerances established are well within human consumption. But remember, this is just a personal opinion. If you want to be really sure buy only ORGANIC stuff. A few more dollars but you may get a better sleep too. As for Methyl Bromide I have found this page that seems very comprehensive and will clarify some facts: http://www.calstrawberry.com/research/mbromide.asp - Methyl bromide has been completely discontinued in 35 percent of California’s 33,000 acres of strawberry fields. The remaining acreage is being transitioned as quickly as possible without compromising responsible production practices. My comment: given the economic importance of this pesticide I am not sure how much any of these sources can be trusted as there may be an attempt to clean up its reputation a bit under the disguise of "education". So take it with a grain of salt. And if you happen to find some information feel free to post the links here. Hi, just saw your note. Thank you.

I do not think I am the right person to answer this. I personally avoid fruits and vegetables grown in central America and sometimes South America except for Chile. I know they have many controls down there when it comes to quality.

I would think that ALL fruits and vegetables that enter the US go through an in-depth and rigorous inspection for traces of pesticides and herbicides and that the tolerances established are well within human consumption. But remember, this is just a personal opinion. If you want to be really sure buy only ORGANIC stuff. A few more dollars but you may get a better sleep too.

As for Methyl Bromide I have found this page that seems very comprehensive and will clarify some facts:

http://www.calstrawberry.com/research/mbromide.asp

- Methyl bromide has been completely discontinued in 35 percent of California’s 33,000 acres of strawberry fields. The remaining acreage is being transitioned as quickly as possible without compromising responsible production practices.

My comment: given the economic importance of this pesticide I am not sure how much any of these sources can be trusted as there may be an attempt to clean up its reputation a bit under the disguise of “education”. So take it with a grain of salt. And if you happen to find some information feel free to post the links here.

]]> By: Strawberry grl http://skincarefoods.com/health/antioxidants-in-blackberries.html/comment-page-1#comment-8 Strawberry grl Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:49:57 +0000 http://skincarefoods.com/?p=163#comment-8 Mmmh. I love strawberries. Berries in general. Thank you for that link. There was a lot of good information on that Symposium page. In the past, I heard many of these berries -specially strawberries- are treated with Methyl Bromide during their growing season and that this herbicide being very potent is very dangerous. Do you know of any source of information in regards to this? What are the regulations for imported berries from foreign growers? How do I know the nice, shiny strawberries I pick up at my local supermarket do not have any residues of pesticides and such? I would really hate to learn that all the beneficiary effects you wrote about and that are so good for our skins will be offset by an even greater hidden danger. Thank you, Jessie from cali. Mmmh. I love strawberries. Berries in general. Thank you for that link. There was a lot of good information on that Symposium page. In the past, I heard many of these berries -specially strawberries- are treated with Methyl Bromide during their growing season and that this herbicide being very potent is very dangerous. Do you know of any source of information in regards to this? What are the regulations for imported berries from foreign growers? How do I know the nice, shiny strawberries I pick up at my local supermarket do not have any residues of pesticides and such?

I would really hate to learn that all the beneficiary effects you wrote about and that are so good for our skins will be offset by an even greater hidden danger.

Thank you,
Jessie from cali.

]]> By: Lola M Nandes http://skincarefoods.com/health/antioxidants-in-blackberries.html/comment-page-1#comment-7 Lola M Nandes Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:40:03 +0000 http://skincarefoods.com/?p=163#comment-7 Hiya! Thank you for this article. It is just what I was looking for. I was wondering if you also have information or can guide me to a source of information for raspberries. I know they share some of what you wrote about with blackberries. But I am doing a research project on raspberries (and their beneficiary health effects) and you seem to have a good handle on this. Thank you, again! Hiya! Thank you for this article. It is just what I was looking for. I was wondering if you also have information or can guide me to a source of information for raspberries. I know they share some of what you wrote about with blackberries. But I am doing a research project on raspberries (and their beneficiary health effects) and you seem to have a good handle on this. Thank you, again!

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