{"id":13940,"date":"2022-05-31T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/fruit-and-vegetables-between-food-waste-and-pesticide-contamination\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:19","slug":"fruit-and-vegetables-between-food-waste-and-pesticide-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/fruit-and-vegetables-between-food-waste-and-pesticide-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit and vegetables: between food waste and pesticide contamination."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-SJcxOPX_q tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Hkgcl_P7uc\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-ry45luw7d5   \" ><style>.tatsu-ry45luw7d5 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">According to the PAN, almost a third of the kiwis and half the cherries tested were contaminated. The figure is as high as 87% for pears produced in Belgium and 74% for cherries grown in Spain. Instead of seeing the most toxic substances gradually disappear, they have observed a spectacular increase over the last ten years. European countries have not met their legal obligation to substitute<\/span><span class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"swatch-white\">  the most harmful approved active substances&nbsp; by less harmful chemical and less chemical alternatives. The PAN invokes<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;<small><br \/>\n  &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/small>lobbying by the agri-food industry<small><br \/>\n  &nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/small>&#8220;to explain inaction.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-button-group align-center tatsu-BJBqxOPm_9  \"  ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-S1L9lOvm_9   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/reporterre.net\/Les-fruits-et-legumes-toujours-plus-contamines-aux-pesticides\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Reporterre (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporterre (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-S1L9lOvm_9 .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: rgba(230,255,0,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(230,255,0,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-BJBqxOPm_9.tatsu-button-group{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-H133svX_9   \" ><style>.tatsu-H133svX_9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}.tatsu-H133svX_9.tatsu-inline-text{margin: 30px 0px 30px 0px;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">WWF points out that around 40% of the food produced in the world is never consumed. This represents around 2.5 billion tonnes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;It&#8217;s unacceptable that we don&#8217;t eat food in perfect condition just because of the way it looks&#8221;.  <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">Mariella Meyer, WWF Switzerland<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">The Confederation published an action plan against food waste in April this year, which was signed by 28 companies.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-button-group align-center tatsu-SyTajwmO9  \"  ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-HJe66jvQuc   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.rts.ch\/info\/monde\/13125297-le-culte-de-la-beaute-responsable-du-gaspillage-alimentaire-selon-le-wwf.html\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"RTS (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RTS (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HJe66jvQuc .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,1);color: rgba(230,255,0,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(230,255,0,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-SyTajwmO9.tatsu-button-group{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJW5xOvXu5 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Alimentation-Fruits-Le\u0301gumes-Pesticides-Gaspillage.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.3);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SJcxOPX_q .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study by the Pesticide Action Network published last Tuesday reveals that almost a third of fruit produced in Europe is contaminated with toxic residues that should have been phased out since 2011. WWF tells us that the &#8220;cult of beauty&#8221; is responsible for significant food waste, pointing out that 330 kilos of food per person per year are wasted in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/fruit-and-vegetables-between-food-waste-and-pesticide-contamination\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13956,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13940\/revisions\/13956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}