Ezinye izithelo nemifino zisengozini yokuhlaselwa yizinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane kanye namakhemikhali, ngakho-ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuzigeza kahle ngaphambi kokudla.
Ukugeza yonke imifino ngaphambi kokudla kuyindlela elula yokususa ukungcola, amagciwane kanye nezinsalelaizibulala-zinambuzane.
Intwasahlobo yisikhathi esihle sokuvuselela indawo yakho kanye nemikhuba yakho. Ngesikhathi uhlanza amakhabethe akho futhi uhlanza amabhodi akho ayisisekelo, ungakhohlwa ukubheka idrowa lakho lemikhiqizo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthenga engxenyeni yezinto eziphilayo esitolo sakho sokudla, emakethe yabalimi bendawo, noma u-oda imikhiqizo emisha ukuze ilethwe, umthetho obaluleke kakhulu usasebenza: geza izithelo nemifino yakho.
Nakuba ukudla okuningi okusemashalofini ezitolo zokudla kuphephile ukukudla, kungase kube nezinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane, ukungcola, namagciwane. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi, akudingeki wesabe. Ngokusho kohlelo lwedatha ye-Pesticide Data Program (PDF) loMnyango Wezolimo wase-US, ukudla okungaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-99 okuhlolwe kuhlangabezana nezindinganiso zokuphepha ze-US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), futhi okungaphezu kwengxenye yesine akunazo nhlobo izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane ezitholakalayo.
Nokho, njengengxenye yokululama kwakho entwasahlobo, ukuzijwayeza ukuhlanza yonke imikhiqizo ngaphambi kokudla kuyisinyathelo esihlakaniphile sempilo yakho kanye nokuthula kwengqondo.
Ukuze kucace, amanye amakhemikhali nezibulala-zinambuzane kuphephile ngokuphelele ukuwashiya ngemuva. Futhi akuwona wonke amakhemikhali ayingozi, ngakho-ke ungesabi ngesikhathi esizayo uma ukhohlwa ukugeza izithelo nemifino yakho. Uzobe uphilile, futhi amathuba okugula aphansi kakhulu. Nokho, kunezinye izinkinga okufanele ukhathazeke ngazo, njengezingozi zamagciwane kanye namabala afana ne-salmonella, i-listeria, i-E. coli, namagciwane avela ezandleni zabanye abantu.
Ezinye izinhlobo zemikhiqizo cishe ziqukethe izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane ezihlala njalo kunezinye. Ukuze kusizwe abathengi ukuthi banqume ukuthi yiziphi izithelo nemifino equkethe izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane eziningi kakhulu, i-Environmental Working Group, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yokuphepha kokudla, ishicilele uhlu olubizwa ngokuthi “i-Dirty Dozen.” Leli qembu lihlole amasampula angu-47,510 ezinhlobo ezingu-46 zezithelo nemifino ezihlolwe yi-US Food and Drug Administration kanye noMnyango Wezolimo wase-US, likhomba lezo ezazinamazinga aphezulu ezinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane ngesikhathi sokuthengisa.
Kodwa yisiphi isithelo, ngokusho kocwaningo lwakamuva lwe-Dirty Dozen, esinezinsalela eziningi kakhulu zezibulala-zinambuzane? Ama-strawberry. Kunzima ukukholelwa, kodwa inani eliphelele lamakhemikhali atholakale kuleli berry elidumile laliphezulu kunanoma yisiphi esinye isithelo noma imifino ehlaziyiwe.
Ngezansi uzothola ukudla okungu-12 okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi kuqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane kanye nokudla okungu-15 okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi kungangcoliswa.
I-Dirty Dozen iyinkomba enhle yokukhumbuza abathengi ukuthi yiziphi izithelo nemifino ezidinga ukugezwa ngokucophelela. Ngisho nokuhlanza ngokushesha ngamanzi noma ngesifutho sensipho kungasiza.
Ungagwema nezingozi eziningi ezingaba khona ngokuthenga izithelo nemifino eqinisekisiwe yemvelo, engenazo izibulala-zinambuzane zezolimo. Ukwazi ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi kuqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane kungakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuchitha imali ethe xaxa emikhiqizweni yemvelo. Njengoba ngifundile lapho ngihlaziya amanani emikhiqizo yemvelo nengeyona yemvelo, awaphezulu njengoba ungase ucabange.
Imikhiqizo enezimbozo zemvelo zokuvikela cishe ayinazo izibulala-zinambuzane ezingaba yingozi.
I-Clean 15 yayinamazinga aphansi kakhulu okungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane kunawo wonke amasampula ahlolwe, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi ayengenazo nhlobo izinambuzane ezibulala-zinambuzane. Yiqiniso, lokho akusho ukuthi izithelo nemifino oza nayo ekhaya ayinazo izinambuzane ezibulala-magciwane. Ngokwezibalo, kuphephile ukudla imikhiqizo engagezwanga evela ku-Clean 15 kunokusuka ku-Dirty Dozen, kodwa kusengumthetho omuhle ukugeza zonke izithelo nemifino ngaphambi kokudla.
Indlela ye-EWG ifaka izinkomba eziyisithupha zokungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Ukuhlaziywa kugxile ekutheni yiziphi izithelo nemifino okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi ziqukethe isibulala-zinambuzane esisodwa noma ngaphezulu, kodwa akuzange kulinganise amazinga anoma yisiphi isibulala-zinambuzane esisodwa emikhiqizweni ethile. Ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nombiko wocwaningo oshicilelwe yi-Dirty Dozen ku-EWG lapha.
Kumasampula okuhlolwa ahlaziyiwe, i-Environmental Working Group ithole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-95 amasampula ezithelo nemifino "e-Dirty Dozen" agcotshwe ngemithi yokubulala izinambuzane engaba yingozi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, cishe amaphesenti angama-65 amasampula ezithelo nemifino "e-Clean Fifteen" ayengenazo izidakamizwa zokubulala izinambuzane.
I-Environmental Working Group ithole izinhlobo ezahlukene zezibulala-zinambuzane lapho ihlaziya amasampula okuhlola futhi yathola ukuthi ezine kwezihlanu zezibulala-zinambuzane ezivame kakhulu kwakuyizibulala-zinambuzane ezingaba yingozi: i-fludioxonil, i-pyraclostrobin, i-boscalid kanye ne-pyrimethanil.
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