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06/05/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Poor harvests drive orange juice prices to record highs, forcing makers to explore alternative fruits
Orange juice futures have surged to a multi-decade high of $4.92 per pound this week – driven by poor harvests in Brazil and Florida. Brazil, the world’s largest exporter of orange juice, has faced unusually high temperatures and below-average rainfall this year, while Florida’s orange groves have been battered by hurricanes and a cold snap […]
05/01/2024
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By Zoey Sky
Latest EWG consumer’s guide reveals 2024’s DIRTY DOZEN and CLEAN FIFTEEN
The latest edition of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) annual consumer’s guide has found that almost three-fourths of the non-organic fruits and vegetables they sampled contained traces of toxic pesticides. The EWG’s 2024 “Dirty Dozen,” which include strawberries and spinach, tested at levels closer to 95 percent. In the EWG researchers’ report titled “2024 Shopper’s Guide to […]
04/19/2024
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By HRS Editors
Avoid harmful chemicals like glyphosate in food by ALWAYS choosing ORGANIC
The uninformed shopper or non-prepper might not know that many food products are often contaminated with glyphosate, a potentially dangerous chemical found in certain weed killers used by farmers in the U.S. This means that as a prepper, you should be careful when buying groceries for your family to protect them from this toxic chemical. Knowing more […]
08/23/2023
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By Olivia Cook
CLEAN FOOD WATCH: 6 Foods that are likely to be contaminated with heavy metals
A study published in the Food and Chemical Toxicology journal was conducted to support the Closer to Zero Action Plan of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which aims to assess the risks associated with the presence of certain heavy metals in food. The move comes nearly two years after a shocking Congressional report found that […]
03/21/2023
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By Ethan Huff
TOXIC GROCERY WARNING: 75 percent of fresh (non-organic) produce grown in the USA found to contain toxic pesticide residue
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) named its “dirty dozen” produce items this week highlighting the most dangerous produce items on the market when grown conventionally. And some of the items on the list may shock you since they are widely regarded as healthy “superfoods.” Unless produce is grown cleanly without pesticides and herbicides and is […]
02/15/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
High prices of Florida orange juice squeezing the budgets of American households
Prices of Florida orange juice have skyrocketed, further squeezing the budgets of American households. According to the Guardian, orange juice futures have almost doubled to $2.60 per pound over the last year. A year prior, it was only $1.40. The increase in orange futures also reverberated in the prices of orange juice in groceries. Back […]
10/27/2022
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By Mary Villareal
USDA data: America’s cold-stored orange juice stockpiles down 43%, the lowest level since 1977
The United States stockpiles of cold-stored orange juice have plunged by 43 percent in September from a year earlier. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data, this is the lowest level they have fallen into since 1977. This is due to a combination of crop diseases across Florida’s citrus groves and the wrath of Hurricane Ian, which destroyed […]
05/26/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Government data: European fruits contaminated with hazardous pesticides increased dramatically over a 9-year period
A study of government data showed that European fruits contaminated with the most hazardous pesticides have seen a significant increase over a nine-year period. Around 33 percent of apples and 50 percent of blackberries surveyed had residues of the most toxic categories of pesticides, some of which have been linked to illnesses such as cancer, heart diseases […]
04/05/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Scientists link chemicals used on apples to the rise of a DRUG-RESISTANT pathogen that’s plaguing healthcare facilities
A group of scientists claimed that chemicals sprayed on apples to keep them fresh may be responsible for the rise of a drug-resistant pathogen. Researchers from India and Canada put forward this possibility in a study published March 31 in mBio. They wrote that since apples and other fruits “are treated with fungicides to prevent post-harvest […]
04/16/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Drought-resistant cactus pear could become a sustainable food and fuel source, new research shows
Cactus pears could become a sustainable source of food and fuel in places in need of these two resources. Those are the findings of a recent study by researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno. Published in the journal GCB Bioenergy, the study covered five years of research. The group had set out to look at how successful different varieties of […]
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