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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I agree. I once bought necterines that came from chile. As soon as I got home from the store I tried one. While eating it, I got a strange uncomfortable feeling in my throat. My throat was slowly getting sore but I tried to ignore it. Finally, it was so bad I looked at my throat in the mirror. The back of my throat was brite red.
So I called the county health department and talked to someone who sounded very knowledgeable. He said countries in south America sometimes (maybe often?) use waste water to irrigate their crops. This water contains feces. And no amount of washing the fruit will get the bacteria out. It gets absorbed into the fruit. After a couple of years went by I accidently tried another necterine from Chile and got the same type of rash. Grapes from Chile will also give me a sore throat. So, as much as possible, I try to avoid buying fruit and vegetables from south America.
This may come under the heading of people being "dumbed down", as I don't think it's widely known. Perhaps I am more sensitive than the average person to whatever type of bacteria it is.
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I agree; I also avoid buying fruits and veggies from Chile, etc., etc.
I've also read about them using waste water.....Mexico also.
However, with profit being the bottom line, these stores order their produce from the cheapest supplier.
As I mentioned a few days ago, I couldn't understand why our big supermarket chain was getting their APPLES for their brand name APPLE JUICE from CHINA.....when their own state of New York plus neighboring Vermont, both produce beautiful apples. It's all about profit.
Shop the local farmers markets. Obviously we won't be getting too many tropical fruits but cantalupes do grow very well up here....and in N.Y.
Soap and water on the purchased fruits or a fruit cleanser would be wise.
This is why people do drink juice, hoping it's been pastuerized.
I recall a case where several women died after drinking organic carrot juice.......so, who knows? What one thinks is healthy isn't necessarily so.
It is troubling.
Next time you have a sore throat, slice up some raw garlic and chew it down. It does work. Garlic is a powerful antibiotic.