Abasebenzi bethu abanolwazi, abawine imiklomelo bakhetha ngesandla imikhiqizo esiyikhavayo futhi bacwaninge kahle futhi bahlole engcono kakhulu. Uma uthenga ngezixhumanisi zethu, singase sizuze ikhomishini. Isitatimende Sezimiso Zokuziphatha
Ezinye izithelo nemifino zingaqukatha izibulala-zinambuzane namakhemikhali, ngakho-ke kuvame ukutuswa ukugeza le mikhiqizo ngaphezu kwalokho ngaphambi kokudla.
Kungcono ukugeza imifino ngaphambi kokudla ukususa ukungcola, amagciwane kanye nezinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane.
Uma kuziwa ezithelweni nemifino, iseluleko sokuqala esingasinikeza ukugeza. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthenga izithelo nemifino emisha esitolo segrosa, ipulazi lendawo, noma ingxenye yesuphamakethe ye-organic, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuzigeza uma kwenzeka ziqukethe izibulala-zinambuzane noma amanye amakhemikhali angathinta impilo yakho. Ubufakazi obuningi buphakamisa ukuthi izithelo nemifino ethengiswa ezitolo zegrosa kuphephe ngokuphelele ukuthi kungadliwa abantu futhi kuqukethe amanani ambalwa kuphela amakhemikhali.
Impela, umcabango wezibulala-zinambuzane noma amakhemikhali ekudleni kwakho ungase ukukhathaze. Kodwa ungakhathazeki: I-USDAIsibulala-zinambuzaneI-Data Programme (PDF) ithole ukuthi ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-99 okudla okuhloliwe kwahlangabezana nezindinganiso ezibekwe yi-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), futhi amaphesenti angu-27 ayengenazo nhlobo izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane.
Ukuze kucace, amanye amakhemikhali nezibulala-zinambuzane kulungile ukuba nezinsalela. Futhi, akuwona wonke amakhemikhali ayingozi, ngakho ungathuki ngokuzayo lapho ukhohlwa ukugeza izithelo nemifino yakho. Uzophila, futhi namathuba okugula mancane kakhulu. Sesikushilo lokho, kunezinye izinkinga okufanele sikhathazeke ngazo, njengezingozi zamagciwane nezisihla ezifana ne-salmonella, i-listeria, i-E. coli, namagciwane avela ezandleni zabanye abantu.
Ezinye izinhlobo zomkhiqizo cishe zizoqukatha izinsalela zezibulala-zinambuzane eziphikelelayo kunezinye. Ukusiza abathengi ukuthi babone ukuthi yiziphi izithelo nemifino engcoliswe kakhulu, i-Environmental Working Group, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yokuphepha kokudla, ishicilele uhlu olubizwa ngokuthi “I-Dirty Dozen.” Leli qembu lahlola amasampula angu-47,510 ezinhlobo ezingu-46 zezithelo nemifino ezihlolwe yi-US Food and Drug Administration kanye noMnyango Wezolimo wase-US, lathola lezo ezazinamazinga aphezulu ezibulala-zinambuzane lapho zidayiswa.
Kodwa yisiphi isithelo esinezinsalela eziningi zezibulala-zinambuzane, ngokusho kocwaningo olusha lwe-The Dirty Dozen? Ama-Strawberries. Kungase kube nzima ukukukholelwa, kodwa inani eliphelele lamakhemikhali atholakala kuleli jikijolo elidumile lidlula elanoma yisiphi esinye isithelo noma imifino efakwe ekuhlaziyeni.
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: Apr-07-2025