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AtmaWeapon
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:18 am Post subject: Pesticides in Korean produce? |
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| Those of us from the US probably have come to assume that if fruit/vegetables aren't certified organic, then they are probably covered in pesticides. Anyone know if it's the same in Korea? And if so, is there a fruit/vegetable wash available somewhere, like the ones you can get from Trader Joe's in the US? |
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ajosshi
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: ajosshi.com
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Pesticides in Korean produce? |
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| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| Those of us from the US probably have come to assume that if fruit/vegetables aren't certified organic, then they are probably covered in pesticides. Anyone know if it's the same in Korea? And if so, is there a fruit/vegetable wash available somewhere, like the ones you can get from Trader Joe's in the US? |
Yes.
You can get Phytosanitary Sheets from large sellers.
Wash all of your fruits and veggies with dish washing liquid and cold water, then peel everything before you consume. |
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AtmaWeapon
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Pesticides in Korean produce? |
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| ajosshi wrote: |
| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| Those of us from the US probably have come to assume that if fruit/vegetables aren't certified organic, then they are probably covered in pesticides. Anyone know if it's the same in Korea? And if so, is there a fruit/vegetable wash available somewhere, like the ones you can get from Trader Joe's in the US? |
Yes.
You can get Phytosanitary Sheets from large sellers.
Wash all of your fruits and veggies with dish washing liquid and cold water, then peel everything before you consume. |
What do you mean "Phytosanitary Sheets?"
I was planning on having some fruit/vegetable washed shipped to me in a care package. It does look like you're right about peeling them, according to the site Nutrition Diva:
"You can substantially reduce the pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables by peeling them. However, there is some sacrifice of nutrition because the skins of fruits and vegetables often contain a higher proportion of fiber and/or certain nutrients. Washing also reduces pesticide residues (using vinegar can help), although to a lesser extent."
I still probably wouldn't bother with doing this, because it would take too much time and effort to peel everything. Washing though, I can do. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:03 am Post subject: |
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Here are a list of pesticides that killed people in South Korea according to a 2006 study: paraquat, organochlorine, carbamates, glufosinate, organophosphates. Paraquat is banned in the EU and the leading cause of suicide poisonings in Samoa due to widespread availability and the fact that two teaspoons can kill. Organochlorine is the nasty stuff in DDT that's banned in much of the developed world, but not in Korea apparently. Glufosinate is a herbicide used on genetically modified foods engineered to be resistant to the poison. It's produced in Frankfurt Germany and has sales over half a billion dollars annually. Originally invented in Japan, it is used to help keep land clear of growth between crop planting periods. It has neurological and birth defect effects well documented in lab rats and residues are a health concern in food and water humans consume. It's most concentrated in dried peas, field beans, wheat, barley, oilseed rape, and linseed as well as the milk and meat of cows fed straw from land treated with it. The environmental impact needs more research it's said, though it clearly has harmed clams, oysters, fish and birds as well as nontargeted plants, transmitted by air, water and insects.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wTJ8MHKNM7UJ:www.asiatox.org/9th%2520apamt/OP/PESTICIDE%2520POISONING%2520IN%2520KOREA.pdf+pesticide+korea&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgAAk09PzfeTEFz9A-GDwuIP05g0phyDMVh1L_-7k3bA7PADy1zK21VP1NRucM7tECJw-kYjs17X2HfpP9rKs97P8rM4Y9_UR9KVBiOXDkO0bkGRdJDL684seqypMVdcYf7rmHk&sig=AHIEtbTB1k7snA8dXClJZTJ0keQe5zpgWQ |
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ajosshi
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: ajosshi.com
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Pesticides in Korean produce? |
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| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| ajosshi wrote: |
| AtmaWeapon wrote: |
| Those of us from the US probably have come to assume that if fruit/vegetables aren't certified organic, then they are probably covered in pesticides. Anyone know if it's the same in Korea? And if so, is there a fruit/vegetable wash available somewhere, like the ones you can get from Trader Joe's in the US? |
Yes.
You can get Phytosanitary Sheets from large sellers.
Wash all of your fruits and veggies with dish washing liquid and cold water, then peel everything before you consume. |
What do you mean "Phytosanitary Sheets?"
I was planning on having some fruit/vegetable washed shipped to me in a care package. It does look like you're right about peeling them, according to the site Nutrition Diva:
"You can substantially reduce the pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables by peeling them. However, there is some sacrifice of nutrition because the skins of fruits and vegetables often contain a higher proportion of fiber and/or certain nutrients. Washing also reduces pesticide residues (using vinegar can help), although to a lesser extent."
I still probably wouldn't bother with doing this, because it would take too much time and effort to peel everything. Washing though, I can do. |
List of chemicals detected |
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ajosshi
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: ajosshi.com
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
Here are a list of pesticides that killed people in South Korea according to a 2006 study: paraquat, organochlorine, carbamates, glufosinate, organophosphates. Paraquat is banned in the EU and the leading cause of suicide poisonings in Samoa due to widespread availability and the fact that two teaspoons can kill. Organochlorine is the nasty stuff in DDT that's banned in much of the developed world, but not in Korea apparently. Glufosinate is a herbicide used on genetically modified foods engineered to be resistant to the poison. It's produced in Frankfurt Germany and has sales over half a billion dollars annually. Originally invented in Japan, it is used to help keep land clear of growth between crop planting periods. It has neurological and birth defect effects well documented in lab rats and residues are a health concern in food and water humans consume. It's most concentrated in dried peas, field beans, wheat, barley, oilseed rape, and linseed as well as the milk and meat of cows fed straw from land treated with it. The environmental impact needs more research it's said, though it clearly has harmed clams, oysters, fish and birds as well as nontargeted plants, transmitted by air, water and insects.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wTJ8MHKNM7UJ:www.asiatox.org/9th%2520apamt/OP/PESTICIDE%2520POISONING%2520IN%2520KOREA.pdf+pesticide+korea&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgAAk09PzfeTEFz9A-GDwuIP05g0phyDMVh1L_-7k3bA7PADy1zK21VP1NRucM7tECJw-kYjs17X2HfpP9rKs97P8rM4Y9_UR9KVBiOXDkO0bkGRdJDL684seqypMVdcYf7rmHk&sig=AHIEtbTB1k7snA8dXClJZTJ0keQe5zpgWQ |
This is why I get most of my fruits and veggies from an organic farm in Jeonju. They use mechanical insecticides and weed by hand. |
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AtmaWeapon
Joined: 30 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
Here are a list of pesticides that killed people in South Korea according to a 2006 study: paraquat, organochlorine, carbamates, glufosinate, organophosphates. Paraquat is banned in the EU and the leading cause of suicide poisonings in Samoa due to widespread availability and the fact that two teaspoons can kill. Organochlorine is the nasty stuff in DDT that's banned in much of the developed world, but not in Korea apparently. Glufosinate is a herbicide used on genetically modified foods engineered to be resistant to the poison. It's produced in Frankfurt Germany and has sales over half a billion dollars annually. Originally invented in Japan, it is used to help keep land clear of growth between crop planting periods. It has neurological and birth defect effects well documented in lab rats and residues are a health concern in food and water humans consume. It's most concentrated in dried peas, field beans, wheat, barley, oilseed rape, and linseed as well as the milk and meat of cows fed straw from land treated with it. The environmental impact needs more research it's said, though it clearly has harmed clams, oysters, fish and birds as well as nontargeted plants, transmitted by air, water and insects.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:wTJ8MHKNM7UJ:www.asiatox.org/9th%2520apamt/OP/PESTICIDE%2520POISONING%2520IN%2520KOREA.pdf+pesticide+korea&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgAAk09PzfeTEFz9A-GDwuIP05g0phyDMVh1L_-7k3bA7PADy1zK21VP1NRucM7tECJw-kYjs17X2HfpP9rKs97P8rM4Y9_UR9KVBiOXDkO0bkGRdJDL684seqypMVdcYf7rmHk&sig=AHIEtbTB1k7snA8dXClJZTJ0keQe5zpgWQ |
Wow, so it's actually worse than the US. I guess we can stop eating fruit/vegetables and get scurvy or eat them and get cancer from the pesticides. |
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taobenli
Joined: 26 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| ajosshi- where do you get your organic produce in Jeonju? Do they ship or do you go out directly? I live in Jeonju but don't have a car, and I've been wanting to get nicer produce partly because I'm not satisfied with the produce I can get in marts, and partly because I am worried about pesticides. |
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djmarcus
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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