Exotic fruits and vegetables can be dangerous.
Belief in the advantages of imported products are not always confirmed by practice. Especially if we are talking about products made from exotic regions of the Asian and African continents.
European market rarely suffers from a lack of supply of fresh fruit and vegetables. The globalization of our days allows you to see on the shelves of supermarkets and markets of agricultural products grown in all corners of the globe.
And so, it would seem that the breadth of choice can mislead consumers.
Not a single case of supply to the European market of products that pose a threat to the human body. Special danger is represented by “filled to overflowing” with pesticides and fungicides vegetables and fruits from Vietnam, China and India.
By themselves, these exotic to Europeans countries are at risk of Contracting numerous tropical infections. The same risk for the European consumer often subjected to and products of these countries.
Bunch of ripe and juicy Vietnamese parsley or great at first glance, broccoli from China can be, and in most cases are the bearers of an excess amount is harmful to human body chemical vozstavlyayuschaya. This chemical “palette” and allows the product that drove or flew thousands of kilometers and surviving dozens of loading-unloading, remain attractive.
Insists the Italian national conference of agricultural producers Coldiretti.
According to the Italian manufacturers, among the most dangerous from the point of view of the large amount of harmful chemicals you must include the Thai red peppers and the Dominican melons. Also in the list, you can add oranges, pomegranates and strawberries from Egypt, which in a large assortment offered to the European consumer.
The President of Coldiretti Roberto Moncalvo said minimum requirements of the Chinese and African standards on the content in vegetables and fruits chemical ingredients. It allows manufacturers to export their products without violating the requirements of national health legislation.
