(Beyond Pesticides, September 22, 2010) Consumer food buying
decisions have a direct effect on the health of the environment
and those who grow and harvest food. Beyond Pesticides released
its expanded Eating with a Conscience guide â€“now updated to
include the 43 of the most commonly eaten fruits and vegetables,
which shows consumers why, according to the group, â€śfood
labeled organic is the right choice.â€ť Jay Feldman, executive
director of Beyond Pesticides, said, â€śIn addition to serious
health questions linked to actual residues of toxic pesticides
on the food we eat, our food buying decisions support or reject
hazardous agricultural practices, protection of farmworkers, and
stewardship of the earth.â€ť Eating with a Conscience explains
to consumers the effect they are having on health and the
environment when they purchase food grown with chemical-
intensive methods, even if a large number of residues do not
remain on the finished food product. The group points to
organic-certified food with the USDA