S12·E32 The Red List

Do pesticides reach the fruits and vegetables we eat every day? Research Team' names the foods that contain the most pesticides. An American environmental association has been 17 years preparing a list of the 12 dirtiest foods, the European Commission endorses them, although it ensures that the fruits and vegetables on this list do not exceed the limits of pesticides allowed by the European Union... To what extent are pesticides harmful to our health? Is it possible to produce without using them? Friday, April 30 we highlight A team from the program travels to the Canary Islands. They have been trying for two years to grow bananas without Chlorpyrifos, the most widely used pesticide. The experiment has been really beneficial. But this ban has caused the average cost of Spanish bananas to increase by 92%. The latest pesticide ban affects Galician potatoes. Farmers claim that Chlorpropham prevents the potato from germinating and this will cause shortages for two months.