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suggests that washing fruit, a precautionary measure taken by many consumers, is not enough to remove toxic chemicals and pesticide residue.
Published on Wednesday in the American Chemical Society’s journal Nano Letters, the study adds fresh intel to the debate over the health risks of pesticides and what, if any, is the threshold for consuming contaminated produce.The study’s purpose was to share a technique researchers hope will enhance the detection of pesticides in food products, but it also proved that washing isn’t cutting it when it comes to chemical removal.
Dongdong Ye, a professor at China’s School of Materials and Chemistry at Anhui Agricultural University and the paper’s author, hopes that people will reach for the peeler instead of panicking. “Rather than fostering undue apprehension, the research posits that peeling can effectively eliminate nearly all pesticide residues, contrasted with the frequently recommended practice of washing.”The study found unequivocally that “the risk of pesticide ingestion from fruits cannot be avoided by simple washing other than peeling.
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