Eat Organic berries whenever possible. They have a lot of nooks for pesticides to settle into and stay there. 90% of our strawberries come from non-organic farms in California. In 2012, the EPA outlawed the use of methyl iodide in the U.S. but strawberries are not clear of other fumigants, which are linked to cancer. Pesticide Action Network want California and federal officials to phase these chemicals out by 2020. However, California Department of Pesticide Regulation says that a big shift will not happen unless strawberry growers have crop insurance or grants in case going to new forms of pesticide do not work for them. Therefore, for now, stick to organic berries.
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