Sometimes I catch
myself thinking.
I always do so
when I'm eating.
Since I eat everyday,
I'm always thinking
about this subject,
since it concerns me,
it makes me nervous.
Always.
You'll see a red strawberry
or a furry mango,
or some lettuce,
carrots and apples,
and I ask myself:
what is hidden there?
Because pesticides
do not show off,
they don't say:
"Hey, here I am!".
No.
Or do you think snowhite knew
that the apple was poisoned?
Do you? No!
Call it as you may: pesticides,
agricultural defensives,
biocides, agrochemicals,
phytopharmaceuticals,
or phytosanitary products...
Anyway, it doesn't matter.
I get confused.
I don't know what to do.
Those are generical designations
for the many products
used in agriculture.
It's like a fumigation smoke car
used to kill mosquitoes,
but which also kills butterflies,
dragonflies, bees, snails...
Well, snails are controversial.
I gathered infromation
from here and there,
rather randomly.
Let's see what happens,
if we get to a conclusion
on pesticides,
as it's been annoying me.
Let's call other participants
to share their views
on the subject matter.
Is it, or is it not, not, not?
It is!
The main issue
regarding pesticides,
as we all know,
is intoxication.
Be it due to lack of control,
feeble laws,
or any other resaon,
issues pertaining to the sales,
registration and usage of pesticides
are still commonplace in Brazil.
Representatives of the
Ministry of Agriculture
refute the claims
of indiscriminate use
of pesticides in Brazil.
As assessed by the
Health Surveillance Agency in 2015,
detected only 10% of
unauthorized use of pesticides.
The amount of pesticides
found in food items
is safe to human beings
and to the environment.
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
also disclosed a statement.
On the first pages, it criticizes
the attempt of replacing
the word "pesticides"
by "phytosanitary products",
arguing that this is
an attempt to hide the fact
that those products are,
in their essence, toxic.
Indulgences towards pesticides
abound in Brazil.
While the public treasury
refrains from collecting billions
in tax exemptions
for such poisons,
expenses with public health
are always on the rise.
A whole lot of money
is simply not collected.
In 2018 alone, the public treasury
gave up on R$ 2.07 billion
thanks to tax exemptions
granted to pesticides.
Not even with a lot of effort
does this math benefit the population.
The fact is that this subject
makes me nervous, uneasy!
It annoys me!
Is it "agro-toxic" or "agro-tech?"
If pesticides were good,
they'd need no advertisement!
I'm getting confused.
I don't know what to do.
Because the difference between
poison and medicine
is the dosis - or isn't it?
What do you conclude?
Huh? Any conclusions?
There is no conclusion!
You know what?
Let me read the list of the
10 most contaminated vegetables:
Bell peppers:
91% of samples failed.
Then come the strawberries,
with 76.4%
Cucumbers: 57%
Lettuce: 54%
Carrots: 39%
Pinneapples: 32%
Beets: also 32%, a tie.
Green collards: 31%
Papaya: 19%, and Tomatoes: 16%.
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