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Alli Tepperberg's List: Pesticides in food

  • Oct 15, 13

    What's on my food? :: pesticides on food [Internet]. Oakland (CA): Pesticide Action Network; 2011 [cited 2013 Nov 4]. Available from: http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/index.jsp

    This website provides specific factual data on pesticide residues in everyday food. The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is devoted to informing and educating the public about the pesticide problem on various types of food. There is a special feature in this cite that allows the reader to click on specific foods, anywhere from meats, fruits, vegetables, dairies, and ingredients, to view the different pesticides found within the food item. Furthermore, the website "[links the] pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical, making [the] information easily searchable for the first time."

    This online reference gives basic yet in depth facts about the pesticides within the food system, making it an ideal resource for the controversial subject. There may be a bias towards only the harmful facts about pesticides because there are virtually no explanations of the positive reasons why the pesticides are being used; PAN is only concerned about enforcing the idea that pesticide use is a public problem. Regardless, this website is the strongest resource specific to pesticide use. The reference gives hard factual evidence about pesticides, and descriptions of what those pesticides are. It is a very useful addition to the evidence found proving the harmful effects of food additives.

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