Saturday, February 27, 2010

Ethylene Gas Ripened Tomatos


Most of the non-organic tomatoes that you find in a supermarket "year round" are not grown and allowed to ripen naturally. These tomatoes are sprayed with a ripening agent called "Ethylene gas".

Studies have shown that long term exposure to this gas in lab rats caused an increased risk of cancer.

Something to think about...


2 comments:

  1. Do you do a lot of shopping at Whole Foods. Jon and I love those grocery stores.

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  2. I do my best to buy local when possible. It isn't easy sometimes because you can't get local strawberries in January. I was a bit overwhelmed by the vast selection at Whole Foods. I'm a fan of the smaller places like Nature's Pantry in Independence.

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