{"id":6884,"date":"2020-08-27T09:36:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T09:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=6884"},"modified":"2023-11-17T15:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T15:41:17","slug":"stop-confusing-consumers","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/blog\/stop-confusing-consumers\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Confusing Consumers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jrib21pt-8135b02f7967599e0466d0b0a9a85146\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jrib21pt-8135b02f7967599e0466d0b0a9a85146 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jrib21pt-8135b02f7967599e0466d0b0a9a85146 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jrib21pt-8135b02f7967599e0466d0b0a9a85146 av-styling- avia-align-left'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" 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Youtube' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Link to Youtube<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jubiivwm-16f189b559f4fec02e8da911bc4db780\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jubiivwm-16f189b559f4fec02e8da911bc4db780{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jubiivwm-16f189b559f4fec02e8da911bc4db780 hr-invisible'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jrib1gkh-538c267d29308e22dc3ba1887c30a4af '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Consumers have yet another \u201cguide\u201d or \u201clist\u201d to further confuse them when shopping for fruits and vegetables.\u00a0 Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2018PDPAnnualSummary.pdf\">government programs<\/a> consistently showing that 99.8% of foods sampled have residues well below Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) safety standards and almost 50% of those foods having no detectable residues at all, consumers continue to receive inaccurate and conflicting advice on what to eat by certain groups who strive to promote one production method over another.<\/p>\n<p>The significant nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables are also ignored in these \u201cguides\/lists.\u201d\u00a0 For example, one peer reviewed study found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/studies\/food-and-chemical-toxicology-estimation-of-cancer-risks-and-benefits-associated-with-a-potential-increased-consumption-of-produce\/\">20,000 cancer cases could be prevented annually<\/a> if half of Americans increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables by a single serving each day.\u00a0 Or, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/studies\/tufts-studies-prescribing-fruits-and-veggies-produce-effects-on-cardiovascular-health\/\">recent study from Tufts University<\/a> which determined that \u201cprescriptions\u201d for healthy foods could save more than $100 billion in healthcare costs.\u00a0 The healthy foods included fruits and veggies.\u00a0 Nope. Somehow the decades of nutritional studies which show that a diet rich in organic and conventional fruits and vegetables lead to better health and a longer life are rarely mentioned or given only cursory attention.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/pesticide-residue-calculator\/\">Toxicological analyses<\/a> also never seem to be referenced when groups put out these \u201clists.\u201d\u00a0 One analysis conducted by the University of California\u2019s Personal Chemical Exposure Program underscores the safety of fruits and vegetables.\u00a0 Some examples of those findings: A child could eat:<\/p>\n<p>476 servings of\u00a0cherries\u00a0in one day without any effect from residues.<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>1,468 servings of potatoes in one day<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>1,665 servings of lettuce in one day<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>1,888 peaches in one day<\/p>\n<p>You get the picture.\u00a0 Residues are so low, if present at all, a child can eat hundreds to thousands of servings of a fruit or veggie in a day and still not have any health effects from residues.<\/p>\n<p>It should also be noted that these \u201clists\u201d are in direct conflict with each other. \u00a0A shopper who tries to follow the advice of these groups would be in a constant state of confusion in the produce aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the harm to consumers of this \u201clist\/guide\u201d approach has been shown in studies.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/studies\/nutrition-today-low-income-shoppers-and-fruits-and-vegetables-what-do-they-think\/\">One peer reviewed study<\/a> found that messaging which inaccurately describes certain fruits and vegetables as having \u201chigher\u201d pesticide residues results in low income shoppers reporting that they would be unlikely to purchase\u00a0<strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><em style=\"font-style: inherit;\">any<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0fruits and vegetables \u2013 organically or non-organically grown.\u00a0 Further, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safefruitsandveggies.com\/for-dietitians\/survey-of-registered-dietitians\/\">94% of dietitians\/nutritionists agree<\/a> that fear-based messaging negatively impacts their efforts to promote increased consumption of fruits and vegetables among their clients and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>At the Alliance for Food and Farming we strongly support consumer choice.\u00a0 Our message:\u00a0 Buy what produce you and your family enjoys, is accessible and affordable because a diet rich in fruits and vegetables maintains healthy immune function, prevents disease and leads to a longer life. 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