FRUIT SPRAYED WITH PESTICIDES

Years ago no one had to worry about sprayed fruit because there were no chemical pesticides around. Nowadays we usually peel the fruit since we fear the poisonous effects of various sprays, which are normally now the accepted practice. However, we may well ask ourselves whether peeling is really enough to protect us or whether the poison may not actually penetrate the skin and enter the flesh of the fruit. At the same time, there are farmers who do not agree with these thoughts, being of the opinion that storing the fruit until it is ripe will slowly make the poison ineffective. But this view is not valid, for if the poison can force its way through the skin it will certainly not disappear when the fruit is stored. The same thing was noticed in the case of potatoes which were sprayed with chemicals against Colorado beetles and other pests. However thoroughly they are washed and peeled, the penetrate taste from the poison remains and lingers on, so that they are unfit for consumption.