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Toxins found in store-bought strawberries show you’re better off growing your own
12.6.2023
Translation: Katherine Martin
Strawberries are supposed to be healthy in a multitude of ways. But a recent investigation by the German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation has revealed that you often get a whole cocktail of pesticides with the berries you buy. All this can be avoided if you simply grow them yourself.
An invisible chemical cocktail
Some of the toxins identified are considered to be either harmful to fertility or endocrine disruptors (meaning they’ll mess with your hormones). Not only can they harm us humans, but they can also be extremely toxic to birds and aquatic animals. Each of the four fungicides identified is hazardous in its own right. What’s also concerning, however, is the combination of several pesticides – and the fact we don’t yet know how these substances interact.
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Anna Sandner
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Anna.Sandner@galaxus.deScience editor and biologist. I love animals and am fascinated by plants, their abilities and everything you can do with them. That's why my favourite place is always outside - somewhere in nature, preferably in my wild garden.
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