Izibulala-zinambuzane namanye amakhemikhali atholakala cishe kukho konke okudlayo esitolo segrosa kuya etafuleni lakho. Kodwa sihlanganise uhlu lwezithelo ezingu-12 okungenzeka ukuthi ziqukethe amakhemikhali, kanye nezithelo ezingu-15 okungenzeka ukuthi ziqukethe amakhemikhali.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthenga izithelo nemifino emisha kakhulu, uthenga endaweni yezitolo ezinkulu, noma ukha amakhilogremu amapentshisi epulazini lendawo, adinga ukuwashwa ngaphambi kokudla noma ukuwalungiselela.
Ngenxa yengozi yamagciwane anjenge-E. coli, i-salmonella, ne-listeria, ukungcola, izandla zabanye abantu, namakhemikhali ahlukahlukene asala emifino ewuhlobo lwezibulala-zinambuzane noma izivimbelakuvunda, yonke imifino kufanele ihashazwe kusinki ngaphambi kokuba ifike emlonyeni wakho. Yebo, lokhu kuhlanganisa imifino ephilayo, njengoba i-organic akusho ukuthi ayinazo izibulala-zinambuzane; limane lisho ukungabi nawo izibulala-zinambuzane ezinobuthi, okuwumbono oyiphutha ovamile phakathi kwabathengi abaningi begrosa.
Ngaphambi kokuba ukhathazeke kakhulu ngezinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane emkhiqizweni wakho, cabanga ukuthi i-USDA’s Pesticide Data Programme (PDF) ithole ukuthi ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-99 omkhiqizo ohloliwe wawunezinsalela emazingeni ahlangabezana nezindinganiso zokuphepha ezibekwe i-Environmental Protection Agency, futhi amaphesenti angu-27 ayengenazo nhlobo izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane.
Kafushane: Ezinye izinsalela zilungile, akuwona wonke amakhemikhali ekudleni amabi, futhi akudingekile ukuba wethuke uma ukhohlwe ukugeza izithelo nemifino embalwa. Ama-apula, isibonelo, agcotshwa ngengcina yezinga lokudla ukuze athathele indawo yengcina yemvelo egezayo ngesikhathi sokuwashwa ngemva kokuvuna. Ukulandela amanani ezibulala-zinambuzane ngokuvamile azinawo umthelela omkhulu empilweni yakho, kodwa uma ukhathazekile ngokuchayeka okungaba khona ezibulala-zinambuzane noma amanye amakhemikhali ekudleni okudlayo, umkhuba owodwa ophephile ongawuthatha uwukugeza umkhiqizo wakho ngaphambi kokuwudla.
Ezinye izinhlobo zisemathubeni amaningi okukhiqiza izinhlayiya ezinenkani kunezinye, futhi ukusiza ukuhlukanisa umkhiqizo ongcolile kakhulu ongangcoli kangako, i-Environmental Food Safety Working Group engenzi nzuzo ishicilele uhlu lokudla okungenzeka ukuthi kuqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane. Uhlu, olubizwa ngokuthi “i-Dirty Dozen,” ishidi lokukopela okufanele liwashwe njalo izithelo nemifino.
Ithimba lihlaziye amasampuli angu-47,510 ezinhlobo ezingu-46 zezithelo nemifino ezihlolwe yi-US Food and Drug Administration kanye noMnyango Wezolimo wase-US.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwenhlangano luthole ukuthi ama-strawberry aqukethe inani eliphezulu lezinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane. Kulokhu kuhlaziya okuphelele, amajikijolo athandwayo ayenamakhemikhali amaningi kunanoma yisiphi esinye isithelo noma imifino.
Ngezansi uzothola ukudla okuyi-12 okungenzeka ukuthi kuqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane kanye nokudla okungu-15 okungenzeka ukuthi kungcoliswe.
I-Dirty Dozen iyinkomba enhle yokukhumbuza abathengi ukuthi yiziphi izithelo nemifino okudingeka zigezwe kahle kakhulu. Ngisho nokugeza ngokushesha ngamanzi noma isifutho sokuhlanza kungasiza.
Futhi ungagwema izingozi eziningi ezingaba khona ngokuthenga izithelo nemifino ephilayo eqinisekisiwe (ekhuliswe ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane zezolimo). Ukwazi ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okungenzeka ukuthi kuqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane kungakusiza unqume ukuthi uzoyisebenzisa kuphi imali eyengeziwe emikhiqizweni ephilayo. Njengoba ngifundile lapho ngihlaziya amanani okudla okuphilayo nokungaphili, awekho phezulu njengoba ungase ucabange.
Imikhiqizo enezingubo zokuvikela zemvelo mancane amathuba okuthi iqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane ezingase zibe yingozi.
Isampula le-Clean 15 libe neleveli ephansi yokungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane kuwo wonke amasampula ahloliwe, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi awanakho ngokuphelele ukungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Yiqiniso, lokho akusho ukuthi izithelo nemifino oyiletha ekhaya ayinakho ukungcola kwamagciwane. Ngokwezibalo, kuphephile ukudla umkhiqizo ongageziwe osuka ku-Clean 15 kunokusuka ku-Dirty Dozen, kodwa kusewumthetho omuhle ukugeza zonke izithelo nemifino ngaphambi kokudla.
Indlela yokusebenza ye-EWG ihlanganisa izinyathelo eziyisithupha zokungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Ukuhlaziywa kugxile ekutheni yiziphi izithelo nemifino okungenzeka kakhulu kuqukethe isibulala-zinambuzane esisodwa noma ngaphezulu, kodwa akulinganisi izinga lanoma yisiphi isibulala-zinambuzane esikhiqizweni esithile. Ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nocwaningo lwe-EWG's Dirty Dozen lapha.
Kumasampula okuhlola ahlaziywe, i-EWG ithole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-95 amasampula esigabeni sezithelo nemifino esithi “Dirty Dozen” agcotshwe ngezibulala-fungi ezingaba yingozi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, cishe amaphesenti angama-65 amasampula ezigabeni eziyishumi nanhlanu ezihlanzekile zezithelo nemifino ayengenawo ama-fungicides atholakalayo.
I-Environmental Working Group ithole izibulala-zinambuzane eziningana lapho ihlaziya amasampula okuhlola futhi yathola ukuthi izibulala-zinambuzane ezine kwezinhlanu ezivame kakhulu zingama-fungicides angaba yingozi: i-fludioxonil, i-pyraclostrobin, i-boscalid ne-pyrimethanil.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-10-2025