AFF Issues Statement On Consumers Union Shoppers' Guide
The Consumers Union has released yet another produce “shoppers’ guide” list that can only contribute to increased consumer confusion about healthy dietary choices. The article in Consumer Reports categorizes certain produce items that have been proven very safe as “high risk.” This categorization comes despite the Consumers Union’s own admission that half of the produce sampled by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had no detectable residues at all. If residues were detected, the majority came in at levels well below Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tolerances (99.8%). Further, both USDA and EPA state that “residues do not pose a food safety concern.” …