I saw on the Care2 website. It’s definitely worth a post here. This stuff can’t be good for us to consume.
Bud Nip is the name for the plant growth inhibitor, Chlorpropham. The pesticide is used to control grass weeds in alfalfa, lima and snap beans, blueberries, cane berries, carrots, cranberries, ladino clover, garlic, seed grass, onions, spinach, sugar beets, tomatoes, safflower, soybeans, gladioli and woody nursery stock. It is also used to inhibit potato sprouting.
According to the Pesticide Action Network, Chlorpropham is a not classified as a carcinogen. It is toxic to honey bees, which pollinate 30% of the world’s food plants. Lab animals exposed to bud nip had retarded growth, congestion of the spleen and even death.
As the US Congress continues to debate ways to regulate pesticides and restrict the EPA’s ability to protect our food, water and air, I couldn’t help but think that this little girl might just be the best advertisement for eating organic fruits and vegetables, and nipping pesticides like Bud Nip in the bud.
Anna Kournikova
Hayden Panettiere
Cameron Diaz
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