Abasebenzi bethu abanolwazi nabawine imiklomelo bakhetha imikhiqizo esiyimbozayo bese becwaninga ngokucophelela futhi bahlole engcono kakhulu. Uma uthenga ngezixhumanisi zethu, singase sithole ikhomishini. Isitatimende Sokuziphatha Samazwana
Ezinye izithelo nemifino zingase zibe nezibulala-zinambuzane namakhemikhali, ngakho-ke ngokuvamile kunconywa ukuthi ugeze le mikhiqizo ngaphezu kwalokho ngaphambi kokudla.
Kungcono ukugeza imifino ngaphambi kokudla ukuze ususe ukungcola, amabhaktheriya kanye nezinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane.
Uma kukhulunywa ngezithelo nemifino, iseluleko sokuqala esingasinikeza ukuzigeza. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthenga izithelo nemifino emisha esitolo sokudla, epulazini lendawo, noma engxenyeni yezinto eziphilayo esitolo esikhulu, kungumqondo omuhle ukuzigeza uma ziqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane noma amanye amakhemikhali angathinta impilo yakho. Ubufakazi obuningi busikisela ukuthi izithelo nemifino ethengiswa ezitolo zokudla iphephile ngokuphelele ukuthi idliwe ngabantu futhi iqukethe inani elincane lamakhemikhali.
Yebo, umcabango wezibulala-zinambuzane noma amakhemikhali ekudleni kwakho ungase ukukhathaze. Kodwa ungakhathazeki: I-USDAIsibulala-zinambuzaneUhlelo Lwedatha (i-PDF) luthole ukuthi ukudla okungaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-99 okuvivinywe kwahlangabezana nezindinganiso ezibekwe yi-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), kanti amaphesenti angama-27 ayengenazo nhlobo izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane.
Ukuze kucace, amanye amakhemikhali nezibulala-zinambuzane kulungile ukuba nezinsalela. 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 uzikhathaze 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 zikhona kunezinye. Ukuze kusizwe abathengi ukuthi banqume ukuthi yiziphi izithelo nemifino engcoliswe 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 ezaziqukethe amazinga aphezulu ezibulala-zinambuzane lapho zithengiswa.
Kodwa yisiphi isithelo esinezinsalela eziningi zezibulala-zinambuzane, ngokusho kocwaningo olusha olwenziwe yi-The Dirty Dozen? Ama-Strawberry. Kungase kube nzima ukukukholelwa, kodwa inani eliphelele lamakhemikhali atholakala kuleli jikijolo elidumile lidlula elanoma yisiphi esinye isithelo noma imifino efakiwe ekuhlaziyweni.
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 okudingeka zigezwe kahle. Ngisho nokuhlanza ngokushesha ngamanzi noma ngesifutho sensipho kungasiza.
Ungagwema nezingozi eziningi ezingaba khona ngokuthenga izithelo nemifino eqinisekisiwe yemvelo (ekhuliswe ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane zezolimo). Ukwazi ukuthi yikuphi ukudla okuvame ukuba nezibulala-zinambuzane kungakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzosebenzisa kuphi imali yakho eyengeziwe emikhiqizweni yemvelo. Njengoba ngifundile lapho ngihlaziya amanani okudla okungokwemvelo nokungewona okwemvelo, awaphezulu njengoba ungase ucabange.
Imikhiqizo enezimbozo zemvelo zokuvikela cishe ayinazo izibulala-zinambuzane ezingaba yingozi.
Isampula ye-Clean 15 yayinezinga eliphansi kakhulu lokungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane kunawo wonke amasampula ahlolwe, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi azinazo nhlobo izinambuzane ezingcoliswayo. Yiqiniso, lokho akusho ukuthi izithelo nemifino oza nayo ekhaya ayinazo izinambuzane ezingcoliswayo. Ngokwezibalo, kuphephile ukudla imikhiqizo engagezwanga evela ku-Clean 15 kuneyase-Dirty Dozen, kodwa kusengumthetho omuhle ukugeza zonke izithelo nemifino ngaphambi kokudla.
Indlela ye-EWG ihlanganisa izindlela eziyisithupha zokulinganisa ukungcoliswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane. Ukuhlaziywa kugxile ekutheni yiziphi izithelo nemifino okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi ziqukethe isibulala-zinambuzane esisodwa noma ngaphezulu, kodwa akulinganisi izinga lanoma yisiphi isibulala-zinambuzane esisodwa emkhiqizweni othile. Ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nocwaningo lwe-EWG lwe-Dirty Dozen lapha.
Kumasampula okuhlolwa ahlaziyiwe, i-EWG ithole ukuthi amaphesenti angama-95 amasampula esigabeni sezithelo nemifino "esingcolile" ayembozwe ngemithi yokubulala isikhunta engaba yingozi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, cishe amaphesenti angama-65 amasampula ezigabeni zezithelo nemifino ezihlanzekile eziyishumi nanhlanu ayengenazo izidakamizwa zokubulala isikhunta ezitholakalayo.
I-Environmental Working Group ithole izibulala-zinambuzane eziningana 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.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Ephreli-07-2025