Organic Food Myths Debunked: Trader Joe’s & ALDI Exposed (2025 Pesticide Lab Data)

Organic Label Scam Exposed

“Organic,” “Natural,” “Chemical-Free,” “Non-toxic,” “Environmentally Friendly,” and “Sustainable Pesticide-Free”

Not "Pesticide-Free" Exposé by Tracy Turner revised May 15, 2025,  New Lab Data Added

 

What food has the most pesticide residue? Is Trader Joe's food Safe? Which food typically has little pesticide residue? What was the recall at Trader Joe's?

The lack of "Organic," "Natural," and "Chemical-Free" options in the grocery industry is a concerning trend that highlights the disconnect between consumer demand for healthy and environmentally friendly products and the availability of such items on store shelves. While more and more consumers are becoming conscious of the potential health and environmental risks associated with conventional products, the limited selection of organic and natural alternatives can make it challenging for individuals to make informed choices. As a result, many shoppers are left with no option but to purchase products laden with pesticides, synthetic chemicals, and artificial ingredients, compromising their health and contributing to environmental degradation.

Have you seen this in Yahoo and Bing? Did Trader Joe's and/or Aldi's write this: "www.aldireviewer.com › fact-check-is-aldi-going FACT CHECK: Is Aldi Going Full Organic and Banning Pesticides?

Jan 15, 2024 · “As of January 1st Aldi will be removing 8 pesticides from all products on its U.S. stores shelves” Most of the articles claim that Aldi is banning 8 pesticides, which the sites" --- Question, are they removing the pesticides from the 8 products on the shelves with a PROTON BEAM or with a PHASER? This blogger could not be more Pro-Aldi's if they were on Aldi's payroll. It is supposed to be Food Critic, not Food Sycophant. The National Trend is more chemicals, silenced whistleblowers. Don't write pie-in-the-sky. Both Part 1 and Part 2 of this article dispel the Urban Myth that "Trader Joe's name-brand products are Pesticide-Free." The Myth of "Pesticide-Free Food" at Trader Joe's and Aldi's is a psychological hook to catch you with, a marketing-tool, nothing else, vaporware, snake oil. There is no "Pesticide-Free" products, even many of the "Organics" are tainted. Read the charts, below and you will see a disturbing trend that is not "Pesticide-Free."

Recent studies have revealed the presence of pesticide residues in organic products offered by popular supermarket chains like ALDI’s and Trader Joe’s. This discovery has raised concerns among health-conscious consumers regarding the quality of organic options available at these stores. Upon closer examination, varying levels of pesticide residues have been found in the name brand foods sold at ALDI’s and Trader Joe’s. This finding contradicts the expectation of many consumers who trust these stores for providing high-quality organic products.

Research by Harvard University found that men who ate the greatest amount of fruit and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residue had a 49%lower sperm count and a 32%fewer normally formed sperm than those who consumed the least-The Guardian. Exposé on Trader Joe's: GMO's( Transgenic Food Crops Explained In-Depth), Pesticide Residues & Testing, E. coli, HUS, Listeria, Salmonella, Conflict Palm Oil, Arsenic Wines, Arsenic Rice, Pesticide Tea, Heavy Metals Chocolate(Cadmium and/or Lead), Anti-biotic-Meat and Trader Joe's Factory-Farm-Affiliations. Trader Joe's response to this article/criticism? Deplatform the article. But isn't the decision the homeowners, the customers, informed by themselves (immediately below?.

Agro-100 Pesticide Test Strips:

• Phone number: Not readily available on their official website, but they can be contacted through the contact form on their website.
• Mailing address: Agro-100, Inc., 2525 W. Loop S, Suite 301, Houston, TX 77027, USA.
• Website URL: https://www.agro-100.com/

PT-110 Pesticide Test Strips:

• Phone number: +1 (866) 446-3348 (toll free in the US and Canada).
• Mailing address: PT-110, Inc., 2955 SW 34th St., Topeka, KS 66611, USA.
• Website URL: https://pt110.com/

 

Home Pesticide Test Strips:

• Phone number: +1 (877) 778-8825 (toll free in the US and Canada).
• Mailing address: Home Pest Control Products, Inc., PO Box 399, Westwood, NJ 07675, USA.
• Website URL: https://homepestcontrolproducts.com/

 

Pesticide-Positive Food Examples from Trader Joe’s and Aldi’s during 2023

 

1. Trader Joe’s Organic Apples
pesticide: Chlorpyrifos

2. Aldi’s Conventional Strawberries
pesticide: Methyl Bromide

3. Trader Joe’s Conventional Spinach
pesticide: Glyphosate

4. Aldi’s Conventional Celery
pesticide: Diazinon

5. Trader Joe’s Conventional Grapes
pesticide: Carbaryl

6. Aldi’s Conventional Cucumbers
pesticide: Lindane

7. Trader Joe’s Conventional Tomatoes
pesticide: Atrazine

8. Aldi’s Conventional Potatoes
pesticide: Malathion

35 pesticides are found on potatoes: 6 are known carcinogens, 12 are hormone disrupters, 7 are neurotoxins, and 6 are reproductive toxins.
9. Trader Joe’s Conventional Bell Peppers
pesticide: EPN (Ethylene Dibromide)

10. Aldi’s Conventional Lettuce
pesticide: Parathion

 

Sources:

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

 

If you don't have time to read the full article, at least decide where in Trader Joe's/Aldi's you are going to shop: The Roundup/Soy Aisles, the Roundup Corn Syrups Aisle(s), the Roundup Cornstarch/Corn Meal Aisle(s) or the Pesticide-tainted, Earth-destroying, Slave-labor Palm Oil Aisle(s)? The myth is that all Trader Joe's name brand products are "organic “and "all natural." Please read on.

• 2018 Listeria Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated packaged caramel apples. Eight people were hospitalized, and one person died due to Listeria infection.
• 2015 E. coli Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated packaged salad mix, which resulted in 22 reported cases of E. coli infection across five states.
• 2015 Salmonella Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated cucumbers, which resulted in 286 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 31 states.
• 2011 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was traced back to contaminated eggs, which led to 56 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 11 states.
• 2010 Listeria Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated cantaloupes, resulting in 30 reported cases of Listeria infection and three deaths.
• 2009 E. coli Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated spinach, which resulted in 199 reported cases of E. coli infection across 26 states.
• 2006 E. coli Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated beef, which resulted in 204 reported cases of E. coli infection across 30 states.
• 2006 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated tomatoes, resulting in 198 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 21 states.
• 2006 Listeria Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated cheese, which resulted in 5 reported cases of Listeria infection across 4 states.
• 2006 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was traced back to contaminated eggs, which led to 11 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 6 states.
• 2006 E. coli Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated spinach, which resulted in 204 reported cases of E. coli infection across 30 states.
• 2006 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated peanut butter, which resulted in 14 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 12 states.
• 2006 Listeria Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated cheese, which resulted in 5 reported cases of Listeria infection across 4 states.
• 2006 E. coli Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated spinach, which resulted in 204 reported cases of E. coli infection across 30 states.
• 2006 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated eggs, which led to 11 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 6 states.
• 2006 E. coli Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated spinach, which resulted in 204 reported cases of E. coli infection across 30 states.
• 2006 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was traced back to contaminated eggs, which led to 11 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 6 states.
• 2006 Listeria Outbreak at Trader Joe’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated cheese, which resulted in 5 reported cases of Listeria infection across 4 states.
• 2006 E. coli Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was caused by contaminated spinach, which resulted in 204 reported cases of E. coli infection across 30 states.
• 2006 Salmonella Outbreak at Aldi’s: This outbreak was linked to contaminated eggs, which led to 11 reported cases of Salmonella infection across 6 states.

 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).
• Food and Drug Administration(FDA).
• World Health Organization(WHO):The WHO.

 

NEW YORK, Jan 4(Reuters)-Trader Joe's was sued on Wednesday by a consumer who accused the grocery chain of misleading and endangering shoppers by selling dark chocolate containing harmful Lead and Cadmium levels. The proposed class action was filed in the federal court in Central Islip, New York, one week after a similar lawsuit was filed there by the same four law firms against Hershey Co(HSY.N). Both lawsuits filed after Consumer Reports last month said 23 of the 28 dark chocolate bars it tested contained potentially harmful levels of Lead, Cadmium, or both heavy metals for people who eat more than one ounce of chocolate daily. 

 

The items named in the  Trader Joe's lawsuit, along with their respective Lead levels (the 'recommended' daily maximum for ingested Lead is 0.5 micrograms total): 

 

 Super Spinach Salad:25.3 micrograms

 

 Panak Paneer:16.2 micrograms

 

 Riced Cauliflower Stir Fry:10.4 micrograms

 

 Organic Pesto Tortellini:10.0 micrograms

 

 Vegetarian Spring Rolls:4.4 micrograms

 

 Trader Joe's, Aldi's, and Lidl are International Agro-Corporations trading Factory Farmed merchandise, masquerading as local Ma and Pa Shops. Most of their Air, Land, and Water Degradation is tidily off-shore in Third-World Hells-Holes imagineered via ‘Ma and Pa'Joe's depredation. Trader Joe's, Aldi's, and Lidl are the Mini-Me's of Dole, Chiquita, The United Fruit Company, and Ralcorp/Conagra, et al. One of the most irksome corporate behaviors of Trader Joe/Aldi's is the employees pushing Soy as “health food “and the brainwashing corporation's ongoing denial that they are  destroying the planet, crushing huge ecosystems  with their “health food"(more on this later). Trader Joe's long list of Suppliers seems suspiciously monoculture and not small, family farms. Many are Fortune 500 multinationals. There are 564 Trader Joe's locations in the US and about 12, 596 Aldi locations worldwide. Regarding  pesticide residue and  GMO and non-GMO food testing, Trader Joe's and Aldi ask for our blind trust but  refuse to publish food pesticide test results . Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States annually, and 5.6 billion pounds are used worldwide in factory farming. No mass food market is somehow “magically exempt “from 1 billion domestic or 5.6 billion global pounds of pesticides, particularly not a "Joe's" de facto subsidiary of Conagra/RalCorp.  Q: Is All Food At Trader Joe's Organic?  A: No, Trader Joe's Food is not "all organic," a clever marketing, untruthful rumor. 

 

The United States uses more than 1.8 million tons of Glyphosate every year. The weed killer doesn't just kill weeds. Roundup is present in about 90%of food products tested by the US government, including honey. In the years since Roundup's linkage to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, there has been an ever-burgeoning amount of Roundup shills, trolls, and apologists. They post comments like "so-and-so factory-farm is well under the EPA's guidelines on Glyphosate; the food is safe..." They make it sound like you are getting the proper amount of daily intake for Vitamin C rather than that you are eating and drinking an extremely potent carcinogen. 

 

According to a 2016 study, 276, 424, 074 pounds of Roundup were sprayed, mostly on food crops, in 2014 alone. 

 

 To quote Trader Joe's, "We don't allow pesticides and GMOs in our 'name-brand products.’ It is tantamount to a soft drink company stating that “we don't allow plastics in 'our' ocean." Stating that it is so does not make it so. Instead, it is nonsense, hubris, a lie. Trader Joe's arrogance and the Pandemic have caused  droves of former customers to “abandon ship."  We don't allow pesticides in our name-brand products, except for Glyphosate in Joe's O's and in Joe's Granola Bars and Joe's Oats... oh, and there was Glyphosate in TJ's Corn Chips, but our hypocrisy knows no bounds... We don't allow, err, we allow heavy metals in our Chocolate, Lead, and Cadmium. Other than that,... High levels of  Glyphosate in our Hummus...  ...  Glyphosate in Oatmeal by Brands,   which brands to buy.  This Suit alleges Costco,   Trader Joe's , and others hiked egg prices during the Pandemic.  

 

  Wouldn't the World be better if Aldi's and Trader Joe's became completely honest and transparent with the food 'products' listed below?160 Countries ban many items on the list, but these items are available in Trader Joe's and Aldi's food. John. Q. Public's Unacceptable Ingredients List:

 

• Food Products Containing  Phthalates and DEHP
• Food Products Containing  Nitrates and Nitrites
• Food Products Containing  Parabens
• Foods That Contain  Pesticide Residue(s)
• Food Products  With Soy in Them
• Food Products That  Contain Soybean Oil
• Food Products  Made From Pigs
• Food Products Containing  Arsenic
• Food Products Containing  Heavy Metals*
• Food Products With  Corn in Them
• Food Products That Contain  Gluten
• Food Products Containing  Red Dye
• Food Products Containing  Yellow Dye
• Food Products Containing  Blue Dye
• Food Products Containing  Meat Glue Transglutaminase
• Food Products Containing  Olestra  Fat-Free Snacks
• Food Products Containing  Palm Oil
• Food Products Containing  DPA diphenylamine Apples
• Food Products Containing  Pink Slime Ground Beef
• Food Products Containing  Potassium bromate(aka brominated flour)
• Food Products Containing  GMO Papaya
• Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFASs)
• Food Products Containing  Ractopamine Pork, Beef Turkey
• Food Products Containing Cane Sugar Treated With  Atrazine
• Food Products Containing  Propylene Glycol
• Food Products Containing  Polyethylene Glycol
• Food Products Containing  Titanium Dioxide(E171)
• Food Products Containing  Carrageenan
• Food Products Containing  rBGH or rBST Dairy Milk
• Bread Products Containing  Azodicarbonamide
• Food Products Containing  Chlorine-Washed Chicken
• Food Products Containing Instant  Potatoes w/Butylated Hydroxyanisole(BHA, BHT)
• Food Products Containing  Propyl Gallate
• Food Products Containing  aspartame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium(acesulfame-K)
• Food Products Containing  Astaxanthin(Farmed Salmon)
• Food Products Containing  sodium benzoate, sodium nitrite, potassium sorbate, BHA, BHT, TBHQ
• Food Products  Containing Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oils
• Food Products Containing  Potassium bromate
• Food Products Containing  BVO Brominated Vegetable Oil Flame Retardant Bromine
• Food Products Containing  High Fructose Corn Syrup
• Food Products Containing  Monosodium Glutamate(MSG)  --,   hydrolyzed Soy protein , --  autolyzed yeast extract
• Food Products Containing  Beef w/Zeranol, Trenbolone acetate, and Melengestrol acetate
•  
• Food Products Containing  Aflatoxins(Nuts, Chilis)
• Food Products Containing  Bt63(GMO)Rice
• Labeling that excludes  Environmental Racism

 

*Food Products Containing Heavy Metals may include meats, seafood, grains, nuts, candy, vegetables, etc. Mercury, Lead, chromium, Cadmium, and Arsenic are the bad actors. Every day, hundreds or thousands of people Google, "Trader Joe's near me." They never search for  Trader Joe's Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, and Arsenic . Or they are searching for  Trader Joe's Greenwashing . An example of Trader Joe's greenwashing is marketing "cold-pressed" apple Juice as cold-pressed, even though it is not. Furthermore, according to NPR.org, " A sample of Trader Joe's Fresh Pressed Apple Juice exceeded a ten parts-per-billion threshold for Arsenic that is an “allowable level." 

 

 The World Health Organization reports that 220, 000 people succumb every year worldwide from pesticide poisoning. That number is only acute poisonings, exclusive of chronic poisonings. According to  Women Engage for a Common Future , pesticides, and harmful chemicals cause more than 900, 000 deaths annually.( Source ). 

 

 The major players in the pesticides market are Syngenta, Bayer AG, BASF SE, Dow DuPont Inc., FMC Corporation, LG Chem Ltd, Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd, Wacker Chemie AG, Arkema SA, Kuraray Co Ltd, Jiangsu Huifeng Agrochemical Co. 

 

 New York, Sept 23, 2022(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)--Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Pesticides Global Market Report 2022"-https://www.reportlinker.com/p06320351/?utm_source=GNW 

 

 The global pesticide market is growing from$78.16 billion in 2021 to$85.11 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate(CAGR)of 8.9%. The pesticides market will grow to$105.39 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate(CAGR)of 5.5%.(From Yahoo News). 

 

 In Africa, the consequences of the use of pesticides constitute the third-largest health cost after HIV/AIDS and malaria. If there was a way to accurately track  chronic pesticide poisonings, the 900, 000 pesticide deaths annually would be much higher. Chronic poisoning is not  harmless ;chronic poisoning is difficult to detect, track, and counteract medically. Most people, domestically and globally, are unaware that they are  bioaccumulating and biomagnifying victims . As top predators, the "junk" ends up in our bodies. Think of your body as a giant sponge, absorbing microgram amounts of pesticides from your overall diet daily. Garbage in is more significant than garbage out over a lifetime. 

 

 Trader Joe's repeatedly asks us for our “blind trust, "so long as we keep eating  Trader Joe's Organic Brown Arsenic Rice Pasta Fusilli …Trust us, it is all Non-GMO, "only unlabeled. “Trust us, it is just Arsenic Rice Pasta... Unquestioningly, trust us while we pontificate the words “food safety “while having repeated  E. coli   and Salmonella  food poisonings. How did Trader Joe's Rice Fusilli come to be  contaminated with Arsenic ? 

 

 In February 2020, PIRG.org gave numerous recall policies of  Giant Food Chains an "F" grade. PIRG gave only four supermarkets of the 26 surveyed: Target, Kroger, Smith's, and Harris Teeter-a passing grade(a grade of C.)All others, including Whole Foods,   Trader Joe's, Aldi's, Shop-Rite, Walmart, and many more, earned an "F" grade.

Trader Joe's/ALDI's Class I Recalls(A Class I recall involves a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable probability that eating the food will cause health problems or death). Always check Foodsafety.gov and Recalls.gov for the latest info.

 

The terms GE and GMOs are slowly losing their relevance, which  Transgenic Food Crops genuinely deserve. We are all, unfortunately, consumers of  Transgenic Food Crops. You wouldn't want someone inserting pig or horse genes into your three-year-old child. Are we expected to eat algae and bacteria genes inserted into our three-year-old asparagus and artichokes? What’s for supper?  Transgenic Fish/Eel...   

 

 Remember the movie "A Few Good Men “by Colonel Jessup in Court?" You can't handle the truth !". The preceding link will take you to  every known or suspected cancer-causer  ever sprayed on human food!  Carcinogenic  Chemicals that were or are permeating food, fiber, and plantation agricultural sites are overwhelming human health.

 

 Many bloggers write along these lines: Does Trader Joe's sell GMOs, are their  "organics" tainted with GMOs, are GMOs evil? Weep and gnash teeth, the sky is falling… 

 

 GMOs are unproven, either safe or unsafe. But Agent Orange(which breaks down to Dioxin)  is proven unsafe. Given a choice between  Monsanto's  Agent Orange Corn( Monsanto's  Enlist Corn)and Corn not soaked with 2, 4-D, I'd rather eat the non-2, 4-D Corn…Numerous ignorant bloggers write, woo, GMOs! Woo. Look, I have a blog, and I eat societally ineffectual food. But if you, the public, demand the Pesticide Test Results on all of the PAN Dirty Dozen Pesticide Lists, actual test results printed out in your hand……then you will at least have an idea how much of the PAN Dirty Dozen Pesticides go through your gut. It is scientific; it is hard evidence. It is not “the sky is falling, Genetically Engineered Food, the devil! “Follow the pesticides, demand test results, and not get Salmonella from “Ready packed “death in a baggie. On Genetically Engineered Food(GMOs), just saying GMOs are evil is not scientific. 

 

 Why are they evil? Glyphosate interrupts your gut bacteria's( Shikimate pathway, metabolic pathway )like a plant's Shikimate pathway. Roundup Ready food crops come to our dinner plate replete with Roundup residue, and then Roundup kills beneficial gut bacteria in your stomach. That isn't very good, but it is also scientifically provable. You can test some foods and beverages for pesticides via do-it-yourself kits to  test for common contaminants ...

Roundup(Glyphosate)Cancer Cases:  Key Documents Analysis

GMOs and Trader Joe's are neither  Bhopal India 15, 000 Dead Company Pesticide Accident  nor are they "organic." But the in-between reality of all food in the USA is that about 70%of it tests positive for between 1 and 23 different pesticide residues. 

 

 Even Trader Joe's name-brand  Hummus has tested positive for Glyphosate herbicide residue . There are several new articles about  Glyphosate in beer and Wine ;1()part per trillion of Glyphosate in foods or beverages can be an endocrine disruptor that causes certain cancers. Also, according to ceh.org, TJ's "Joe's O's" Toasted Whole Grain Oats Cereal tested 672 parts per billion Glyphosate residue. These Glyphosate Herbicide Test Results are significant for those who consume a lot of beer and Wine. There are also homeowner do-it-yourself kits to  test for common contaminants  in food, beer, and Wine... BTW who makes Trader Joe's Hummus? Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. has recalled Trader Joe's Mediterranean Hummus(SKU #90642)and Trader Joe's White Bean Basil Hummus(SKU #91107)with"USE BY “date codes up through and including 12/15/2016 because these products have the potential may be infected with Listeria monocytogenes. 

 

We should all have a good cuss at the EPA's "safe" thresholds on poisons. How much Uranium is safe? How about powerful hormone auxins like 2, 4-D and 2, 4, 5-TP? 

Roundup, Glyphosate, is now a known Carcinogen. If it is in beer and Wine, say 200-400, 000 parts per billion, you drink beer and Wine 1)monthly, 2)weekly, three daily, and 4)day and night. Do you feel the conundrum, what the EPA**claims**is safe, but your uptake could be daily, say a 6-pack per day of 400, 000 ppb of Glyphosate-does that sound safe?

 

Glyphosate in Beer and Wine-US PIRG

https://uspirg.org/sites/pirg/files/reports/WEB_CAP_ Glyphosate-pesticide- beer-and- wine...

The EPA allows Glyphosate residues on over 150 food and feed crops at 0.2 to 400 ppm(200 to 400, 000 ppb).61 The EPA does not currently have a limit on beer or Wine.

 

Glyphosate in beer and Wine could bring back teetotaling ...

https://easyhealthoptions.com/ glyphosate- beer- wine-teetotaling

Of 20  wine and  beer samples tested, 19 contained  Glyphosate. The highest level of  Glyphosate was in Sutter Home Merlot  wine, at 51 ppb. Among the  beer brands tested were Budweiser, Coors, Miller Lite, and Tsingtao—with the latter three all containing levels above 25 ppb. Even organic brands tested  positive: Samuel Smith Organic at 3.5 ...

 

Glyphosate pesticide in beer and wine | CALPIRG

https://calpirg.org/feature/cap/ glyphosate-pesticide- beer-and- wine

US PIRG tested  beer and  Wine for glyphosate/Roundup to explore how much Roundup we're drinking. As confirmed in this study,  Roundup is found in  beer and Wine. 

 

BREAKING: Roundup found in beer wine samples(See the ...

https:// foodbabe.com/ breaking-roundup-found-in-beer-wine-samples-see-the-brands

The beer brands that tested positive for Glyphosate are Budweiser, Coors Light, Miller Lite, Sam Adams, Samuel Smith(organic), New Belgium, Corona, Heineken, Guinness, Stella Artois(beer and cider), Ace Perry, Sierra Nevada, and Tsingtao.

 

Popular Beer and Wine Brands Contaminated With Monsanto's...

https://www.ecowatch.com/ glyphosate- wine- beer-testing-2553632957.html

In 2016,  beer testing in Germany also revealed residues of  Glyphosate in every single sample tested, even independent beers. Moms Across America released test results of 12 California  wines that were all f

 

I urge you, the reader, to follow the Pesticide and pesticide Residue testing and to avoid Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria, and E. coli-tainted foods. Trader Joe's has had numerous E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria food product recalls. Pesticides and Food Poisoning are all natural, proven, indisputable dangers . It is alarming that the  Pesticide Manufacturers  Dow, Dupont, Bayer, BASF, Syngenta, and  Monsanto  are using the GMO-eating-public as lab rats to determine if Genetically Engineered foods(GMOs)are safe or unsafe... It is amoral that these Pesticide Companies who patent life itself(food monopolies)use all of us as their lab rats. Earth's six biggest pesticide manufacturers have ongoing monopolies on  food crop seed  and the Bayer, Syngenta, Dow, Dupont, BASF, and Monsanto War on Bees.

 

 

Food Bloggers and Commentators have a boring thread going all over the Internet, interspersed with Shill/Troll/Apologist Propaganda. Blogger A: The food crops in the photo are GMO. Blogger B: The food crops in the photo are non-GMO. Shill/Troll/Apologist C:I don't think they are soaking the food crops; it is more of a very light spritz. Shill/Troll/Apologist D:A child would have to eat 24, 000 baskets of Strawberries to come to any "harm;" it is just" harmless "pesticide residue. What is" harmless "about all contaminated wells, the cancers, ADD/ADHD/Autism in our society?" Harmless ?"If you want to know  The Truth , start with the  Insecticide Carcinogen Search ... Follow  this pesticide database link , go to “Chemical Category Search, "and(for instance)select “Known Carcinogen" and "Herbicides" and click on "Search"—Ditto with Insecticides. 

  Trader Joe's 'name-brand' products are mostly not organic! There are some exceptions, but the Trader Joe's employee's verbal myth that “all Trader Joe's name-brand products are organic “is shrewd, extremely deceptive marketing hubris! Such 'verbal contracts' are "organic" guile...  

 

  Over 93 percent of the Corn and Soybeans planted in the United States are GMOs. Soybeans are the number one genetically modified crop in the World. Up to 92%of US corn is GMO, as are 94%of soybeans and 94%of cotton(cottonseed oil is frequently used in food products). Herbicide-resistant GMOs are engineered by chemical companies that sell these harmful pesticides. It's no coincidence that only three chemical companies now control over 60 percent of the World's seed supply. GMO Soybeans in the USA contain 11, 900 parts per billion of Glyphosate(Roundup)Herbicide. Soy is the Soylent Green bottom line of Trader Joe's "Health Food," nearly 12, 000 PPB of Endocrine Disruptor (Gut Bacteria Weed Killer) Glyphosate-so “where is the health?" 

 

 Most Trader Joe's and Aldi's stores have one or two(unrefrigerated  gondolas that one may perceive as the  Corn, Soy, Cottonseed, and Canola Oil Aisle(s). This aisle or these aisles contain cheap(low-cost to Trader Joe's)food stored without refrigeration(higher profits).   Trader Joe's/Aldi's aisles contain jars, bottles, cans, boxes, and plastic wrappers filled with GMO Corn, Corn, Soy, Cottonseed, and Canola Oil(suspect pesticide residue foods)."Joe" would have you believe the entire box or jar is the"7%non-GMO, non-pesticide crop “food, but another view is that 93%of the container food content has GMO pesticide residues. 

 

  Soy as “human health “is as insidious and brainwashing prevarication  as has ever been invented by any snake-oil salesperson. Please read" Mayan beekeepers against Monsanto transgenic soya, Campeche, Mexico ." 

 

The U.S. continues to use pesticides banned in numerous other countries: Chlorpyrifos, Paraquat, Diquat, Glyphosate, et al. Even Children's Snacks are NOT off-limits, such as dried fruit and fruit leather.

 Pesticides can be grouped into categories and sub-categories:

• Insecticides 
• Herbicides 
• Rodenticides 
• Bacteriacides 
• Fungicides 
• Larvicides 
• Fumigants 

 

 When someone lists a pesticide by brand name, look up the active ingredient and look up two things:1)the LD50 and 2)Whether or not it is a known carcinogen. Low LD50 pesticides and known carcinogens are what we wish to cut out of our diets, farms, and landscapes. Two of the most common pesticide residues in food are Malathion and Chlorpyrifos. Pesticide advocates(lobbyists on K-Street)like to point out the low toxicity(high LD50 number), but Malathion and Chlorpyrifos residues tend to get stored in people's body fat. Pregnant women, nursing mothers, women of childbearing age, and women raising rapidly growing children and teens should be particularly interested in Malathion Chlorpyrifos and other pesticide residues in Trader Joe's food. GMO chemicals, such as  Atrazine , Metolachlor, Propanil, and Gyphosate's derivative, AMPA, are found in rainwater. 

 

 Since before 2000 BC, humans have utilized pesticides to protect their crops. The first known Pesticide was elemental sulfur dusting, used in the ancient land of Sumer about 4, 500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia. ... By the 15th century, toxic chemicals such as Arsenic, mercury, and Lead were being applied to crops to kill pests. Before World War II, the development of certain pesticides and the creation of nerve gases for chemical warfare have gone hand-in-hand. 

 

 One could write  a very long article about the morality and Global environmental consequences of GMOs/Factory Farm Techniques . 

 

 From  Pesticide Tea  to E.coli, it is worth noting that when Walmart has an E. coli O157:H7 recall on Cello-Bagged Salads, Trader Joe's has an E. coli O157:H7 recall on Cello-Bagged Salads. When Safeway recalled Listeria Peanut Butter, Trader Joe's recalled Listeria Peanut Butter. There is a distinct pattern in the Trader Joe's recall headlines. Do you see it:  "7 Ton Hummus Recall from Trader Joe's, Target.”? The Sources below are links to recall articles and whistle-blower stories. The news headline  'Vegetables sold at Albertsons, Walmart, Trader Joe's part of colossal listeria recall'… tells us Trader Joe's veggies are from the same factory farms as Albertsons and Walmart..."Trader Joe's says that the plaintiffs have refused to show them the test results for the company's Charles Shaw White Zinfandel, which the lawsuit claims contain nearly three times the allowable amount of Arsenic for drinking water. ... In Canada, the limit for total Arsenic in Wine is 100 parts per billion. “Trader Joe's Aldi connections to Factory Farms and CAFOs are evident in a preponderance of articles linked to this article. Hence, the Roundup weedkiller is in the Hummus, and Arsenicals is in the Wine.

One of my oldest friends worked for Trader Joe's for years to put himself through college. If you ask a Trader Joe's employee if the Corn Chips are GMO, you will be told, "Our Corn chips are sourced from ‘all-natural ingredients; they are not GMO. "There is an unspoken implication(all-natural, non-GMO)that  small, organic family farms  grow the Corn Chips on all-organic Corn Chip vines. 503 stores in 43 states and Washington, DC, there are  only a couple of “small, organic” ‘family farms'  with enough ‘corn-chip vines ‘to fill all of those shelves: ConAgra-owned RalCorp and RJ>Reynolds owned Mann Packing.

From https://permaculturenews.org/2013/04/22/stunning-difference-of-gm-from-non-gm-corn/ 

 

 "The GM corn was grown in no-till fields, continuous GM corn(Roundup Ready)for 5-10 years, and with a glyphosate regime for all of the ten years. The non-GM Corn has not had Glyphosate(or Roundup)applied to the field for at least five years. The GM corn test weight was 57.5 lb. versus the non-GM Corn test weight of 61.5 lb. 

 

 Zen Honeycutt, who posted the report, commented that Glyphosate, shown to be toxic at one ppm, is present at 13 ppm in GM corn. Similarly, formaldehyde at 200 ppm is 200 times the level known to be toxic in animals. 

 

 The GM corn was also severely depleted in essential minerals-14 ppm vs. 130 ppm of calcium, two ppm vs. 113 ppm of magnesium, two ppm vs. 14 ppm of manganese, three ppm vs 44 ppm of phosphate, three ppm vs 42 ppm of sulfur, and so on."  The GM corn bushels weigh less, they are 4-pounds of minerals and vitamins lighter, so much for the Pro-GMO-inept-argument “that GMO's are the same food. “A bushel of Corn that weighs 4-pounds less via fewer vitamins and minerals is not “the same food.". This broaches the subject of" GMO Substantial Equivalency Failure Jeffrey Smith ."

My Trader Joe's friend and former employee detest Trader Joe's. We have had several discussions about “all-naturally sourced “products. Much of what ConAgra sells is labeled “all-natural foods"(it is a nonsense term, implying some semi-organic status that is not there, ergo-snake oil. ambivalent). Everything Trader Joe's sells is "all-natural." The US FDA has not developed  any  rules or regulations on the defining features of what qualifies a product as" natural. “Trader Joe's ConAgra Oats, fumigated with Phosphine Gas, are "all-natural." People think of oats as "health food," not realizing that from farm to cereal bowl, oats have become  problematic to human health ...

So, what makes Trader Joe's food any different than other foods? 

 

 Trader Joe's is not a food producer, they manufacture no food - their "name brand food" is produced by other, separate companies. Trader Joe's and Aldi's foods are mass-produced by their factory farm (sometimes GMO) suppliers. Trader Joe's and Aldi's Food Suppliers Revealed:

• Almark Foods: Location: Georgia, USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: Salmonella-related recall in 2020. GMOs: Not specified. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Amie’s: Location: USA. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely non-GMO, as it is part of the organic product range. Lawsuits: No known lawsuits.
• Annie's (General Mills): Location: Berkeley, California. Size: Large (owned by General Mills). Recalls: None. GMOs: Annie's focuses on organic products, so GMO ingredients are not typically used. Lawsuits: Some lawsuits regarding advertising and labeling, but no major litigation.
• Annie Chun’s: Location: USA (part of CJ Cheil Jedang). Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: No clear indication of GMO usage. Lawsuits: No major lawsuits reported.
• Aurora Dairy: Location: Colorado, USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: Listeria contamination recall in 2007. GMOs: Likely uses GMO feed for dairy cows. Lawsuits: Multiple legal challenges related to environmental practices and dairy operations.
• Bakery Nouveau: Location: Seattle, Washington. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Unlikely, as they focus on artisanal products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Bazzini: Location: New York, USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: No indication of GMO usage, as it focuses on nuts and snacks. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Bellwether Farms: Location: Sonoma County, California. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs, as they focus on natural and sustainable farming. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Caito Foods LLC: Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. Size: Medium. Recalls: Involved in 2016 recall of pre-packaged salads linked to E. coli contamination. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in salad products. Lawsuits: Legal proceedings related to food safety and recalls.
• California Splendor, Inc. of San Diego, California: Location: San Diego, California. Size: Medium. Recalls: Hepatitis A outbreak linked to strawberries and blackberries in 2016. GMOs: No clear indication of GMO usage. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Cargill: Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Size: Very large. Recalls: Several food recalls (e.g., E. coli, salmonella). GMOs: Major producer of GMO crops and ingredients. Lawsuits: Numerous lawsuits, including ones related to food safety, labor issues, and environmental concerns.
• Cedarlane Foods: Location: California. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs as part of their focus on organic and natural foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• ConAgra: Location: Omaha, Nebraska. Size: Very large. Recalls: Multiple recalls, including food safety issues with products like frozen meals and meat products. GMOs: Uses GMO ingredients in many of its products. Lawsuits: Involved in various lawsuits, including food safety, labor issues, and deceptive advertising.
• CRF Frozen Foods: Location: Washington. Size: Medium. Recalls: Large recall of frozen vegetables in 2016 due to listeria contamination. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in frozen food products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Dean Foods (Horizon Dairy): Location: Dallas, Texas. Size: Very large. Recalls: Several recalls, including listeria contamination issues. GMOs: Horizon Dairy uses GMO feed for its cows. Lawsuits: Dean Foods faced lawsuits over misleading labeling and environmental concerns.
• Del Monte: Location: San Francisco, California. Size: Large. Recalls: Multiple recalls related to contamination (e.g., salmonella, listeria). GMOs: Del Monte uses GMO crops in some of its products. Lawsuits: Involved in lawsuits over food safety and labor practices.
• Fuji Food Products, Inc.: Location: California. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses some GMO ingredients in processed foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• GH Foods CA: Location: California. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: No clear indication of GMO usage. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Ghiringhelli's: Location: California. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs, focusing on artisanal foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• GHSE LLC: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in processed food products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Gordens: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: No clear indication of GMO usage. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Growers Express: Location: California. Size: Large. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some of their processed foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Hail Merry: Location: Texas. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Focuses on non-GMO, gluten-free, and organic products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Kayem Foods: Location: Massachusetts. Size: Medium. Recalls: Some recalls related to food safety (Listeria concerns). GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in processed meats. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Kerrygold: Location: Ireland. Size: Large. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs, as they focus on grass-fed dairy. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• La Boulangerie: Location: San Francisco, California. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Unlikely to use GMOs, as they focus on artisanal products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Late July Snacks: Location: North Carolina. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs, as they offer organic snacks. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Mann Packing: Location: California. Size: Large. Recalls: Some recalls related to listeria contamination. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in certain processed vegetable products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Maple Leaf Farms: Location: Indiana. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO feed for poultry. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Mary's Harvest Fresh Foods: Location: California. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs, focusing on organic and fresh products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• McCain Foods: Location: Canada. Size: Very large. Recalls: Several recalls related to food safety (e.g., listeria contamination). GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in potato and vegetable products. Lawsuits: Involved in lawsuits related to food safety and environmental concerns.
• Nature’s Path Organic: Location: Canada. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Avoids GMOs as they focus on organic products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Old Europe Cheese, Inc: Location: Benton Harbor, Michigan. Size: Medium. Recalls: Some cheese recalls related to listeria contamination. GMOs: No clear indication of GMO usage. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Orca Bay (TJ Salmon) (Sitka-based seafood processor Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC): Location: Sitka, Alaska. Size: Medium. Recalls: No notable recalls. GMOs: No GMOs in seafood. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Patagonia Food LLC: Location: California. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Focuses on non-GMO products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Pepsi: Location: Purchase, New York. Size: Very large. Recalls: Multiple recalls over the years (e.g., contamination, labeling issues). GMOs: Uses GMO ingredients in various products (corn syrup, etc.). Lawsuits: Pepsi has faced several lawsuits over advertising, labor practices, and health-related issues.
• Prime Deli Corporation: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses some GMO ingredients in deli products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• RalCorp: Location: St. Louis, Missouri. Size: Large (acquired by ConAgra). Recalls: Several food safety recalls prior to acquisition. GMOs: Uses GMO ingredients in processed food products. Lawsuits: Faced lawsuits related to food safety and business practices before being acquired by ConAgra.
• Rizo-López Foods: Location: California. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in processed food products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• R.J. Reynolds' Food Division based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a large company that occasionally recalls food for issues like listeria, uses GMO ingredients, and faces lawsuits over food safety and marketing.
• Scenic Fruit Company of Gresham: Location: Gresham, Oregon. Size: Medium. Recalls: Several recalls over the years related to contamination (e.g., hepatitis A, listeria). GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Rudi’s Organic Bakery: Location: Boulder, Colorado. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Focuses on non-GMO and organic products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Serenade Foods: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses some GMO ingredients in processed food products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Smithfield Farms: Location: Virginia, USA. Size: Very large. Recalls: Numerous recalls over the years, particularly for listeria and salmonella contamination. GMOs: Uses GMO feed for animals. Lawsuits: Involved in several lawsuits over animal welfare, environmental issues, and food safety.
• Snak Factory: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Snak King Corporation: Location: California. Size: Large. Recalls: Some recalls over the years related to contamination. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in snack products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Sno Pac Foods Inc.: Location: Minnesota. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in processed foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Snyder's-Lance: Location: Charlotte, North Carolina. Size: Large (acquired by Campbell Soup Company). Recalls: Multiple recalls, primarily related to contamination (e.g., salmonella). GMOs: Uses GMO ingredients in several products. Lawsuits: Some lawsuits related to advertising and food safety.
• Spartan Nash: Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan. Size: Large. Recalls: Several recalls related to contamination and labeling issues. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in many of their products. Lawsuits: Involved in some legal disputes over food labeling and competition.
• Stacey's: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some of their snack products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Stonyfield Farm Yogurt: Location: Londonderry, New Hampshire. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Focuses on non-GMO and organic products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Tate's Bake Shop: Location: Southampton, New York. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs as part of their commitment to high-quality baked goods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Thomson International: Location: California. Size: Large. Recalls: Involved in a recall linked to a salmonella outbreak in 2020. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some products. Lawsuits: Some lawsuits related to food safety and environmental concerns.
• Tip Top Poultry, Inc.: Location: Georgia. Size: Medium. Recalls: Multiple recalls for food safety issues (e.g., salmonella, listeria). GMOs: Likely uses GMO feed for poultry. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Tribe Mediterranean Foods: Location: Massachusetts. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely avoids GMOs as part of their focus on Mediterranean and natural foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Tyson Foods: Location: Springdale, Arkansas. Size: Very large. Recalls: Numerous recalls related to contamination and food safety (e.g., salmonella, listeria). GMOs: Uses GMO feed for animals. Lawsuits: Numerous lawsuits over labor practices, food safety, and environmental concerns.
• Wawona Packing Company: Location: California. Size: Medium. Recalls: Some recalls, particularly related to listeria contamination in fruit products. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some fruit and snack products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Wildway: Location: Texas. Size: Small. Recalls: None. GMOs: Focuses on non-GMO and clean-label products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Winter Gardens Quality Foods: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in some products. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.
• Wonderful (Pistachios): Location: California. Size: Large. Recalls: Some recalls over the years related to contamination. GMOs: Uses GMO ingredients in some processed products. Lawsuits: Involved in legal disputes over environmental practices and labeling issues.
• Yorgo's Food, Inc.: Location: USA. Size: Medium. Recalls: None. GMOs: Likely uses GMO ingredients in processed foods. Lawsuits: No notable lawsuits.

 

 

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 ...Soylent Green in Trader Joe's artsy-wrappers. The wrappers are deceptive, Aldi's and Trader Joe's are closed-book secretive, but we have Trader Joe's employees ‘assurances that the food is, err, 'natural'…Trader Joe's and Aldi's sell farmed Salmon. Salmon farming is a  disaster for the environment and human health , and tests show farmed Salmon is about five times more toxic than any other food tested. In animal feeding studies, mice-fed farmed Salmon developed obesity and diabetes—effects researchers believe are related to toxic exposures.*AVOID*Farmed Fish with  Chemical Dioxins, PCBs, and GMOs . 

 

 Besides pesticides and antibiotics used in fish farming, the most significant source of toxic exposure is the dry pellet feed, which contains dioxins, PCBs, and other toxic pollutants. On average, PCB concentrations in farmed Salmon are eight times higher than in wild Salmon. Farmed Salmon does not have the nutritional profile of wild Salmon, containing more than 5.5 times more omega-6 fat than wild Salmon, which further skews rather than corrects most people's omega-3 to omega-6 ratio. Eating Farmed Salmon, unfortunately, raises your Omega-6 and lowers your Omega-3. Farmed salmon feed pellets(Salmon Food Pellets)often contain Dioxin, PCBs, Dieldrin, Aldrin, Toxophene, Cadmium, and eight other fat-binding toxins. Source:https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/03/24/why-farmed-salmon-are-toxic.aspx 

 

 See videos on Farmed Fish. 

 

Onemedical.com list:6 of the Healthiest Fish to Eat 

 

 Albacore Tuna(troll-or pole-caught, from the US or British Columbia)...

 Salmon(wild-caught, Alaska)...

 Oysters(farmed)...

 Sardines, Pacific(wild-caught)...

 Rainbow Trout(farmed)...

 Freshwater Coho Salmon(farmed in tank systems from the US) 

 

 BANNED DRUGS FOUND IN YOUR MEAT 

 

 Four drugs were identified: 

• Chloramphenicol7—Antibiotic-associated with toxic effects in humans, including aplastic anemia(inability to produce new blood cells). 
•  The drug was found in Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Turkey samples. 
• Phenylbutazone—Anti-inflammatory pain reliever that is known to cause aplastic anemia in humans, blood disorders, and cancer. 
• Ketamine—Ketamine is a hallucinogenic anesthetic used experimentally as an antidepressant. 
• Nitroimidazole—An antifungal drug with suspected carcinogenic activity, of 5, 756 beef, pork, and poultry samples, 667 contained the drug.

 

 

•  See videos on CAFOs(Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations). The trouble with asking, "Does Trader Joe's sell GMOs?" and then stating, "GMOs are evil, the sky is falling!" is that it skips the salient points:  GMOs are not the sole danger; MO foods are lugubriously Pesticide, full of dangerous(chronic)residues. 
• GMO and Non-GMO factory farm foods, rather than being “all-natural, "are often repeatedly soaked with  Isopropylamine salt of Glyphosate , 2, 4-D, 2, 4, 5-TP(aka “Agent Orange, "which breaks down into Dioxin), Diazinon, Carbaryl, etc., etc. Herbicides, Fungicides, Insecticides, Miticides, and Rodenticides are our way of life in America, and we export our poisons Globally. Both Domestic and Imported Foods have pesticide residues. 
• Along with wheat and oats, Glyphosate is used to desiccate a wide range of other food crops, including lentils, peas, non-GMO soybeans, Corn, flax, rye, triticale, buckwheat, millet, canola, Sugar Beets, and potatoes. According to the National Sunflower Association, sunflowers may also be treated pre-harvest with Glyphosate. 
• Trader Joe's staff verbally insinuates that everything in the store “is all-naturally sourced." This ongoing "verbal contract" implies that Trader Joe's stores lack GMOs and pesticide residues. But what are Trader Joe's employees not saying about pesticide residues?  Fetuses, infants, growing children, pregnant and nursing mothers, and women of childbearing age are most at risk for adverse health outcomes from exposure to hidden pesticide residue . 
• Unlike the(erroneous)implication(s)in numerous articles, it is not that you take a bite of GMO/BT Corn and drop dead; instead…you take thousands, millions of bites of pesticide residue Ralcorp/Trader Joe's food and end up with chronic pesticide poisoning health problems. 
• Are R.J. Reynolds, Del Monte, and RalCorp Trader Joe's leading suppliers, or is Trader Joe's simply a trendy defacto subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds, Del Monte, and RalCorp(Conagra owns that last)? 

 

 Are there other pesticide residues in Trader Joe's foods(Glyphosate, Carbaryl, Acephate, Methyl Parathion, et al.)?  Pesticide residues cause ADD, ADHD, and Autism in children

, and Trader Joe's factory processed foods and vegetable produce are from factory farms that use pesticides on their bloviated Human Feeding Operations. Factory farms produce ubiquitous Corn and Soy( Soy-Boys ,   Female health, and weight problems ). Canola/Soy Food: Hog, cow, and chicken feed are sold to us in “Boutique Health Food “stores. Corn, Soy, wheat, oats, Alfalfa, and rice are likely  Atrazine herbicide-contaminated foods and animal feeds . It is a given that 80-90%of  Wheat, Corn, Alfalfa, Soy, Oats, and Rice are Glyphosate-contaminated. . .

 

   Emergency! Pathogen New to Science Found in Roundup Ready GM Food Crops ? 

No chain store sells 100% pesticide-residue-free food, and neither does Trader Joe's. How much Glyphosate (listed as a known carcinogen in California) is in Trader Joe's Alfalfa (Meat), Corn, Soy, Wheat, Oats, Rice, canned and packaged(frozen and boxed/canned)foods, and produce? What other pesticide residues are in Trader Joe's(besides the Glyphosate Joe's O's Cereal and Hummus) food? Who has been doing the 3rd-party testing, and where are the results? Indeed, a thriving concern that claims their products are "all-naturally sourced" has a long history of conducting pesticide-residue/food-safety tests on all their products, so "where's the beef"? 

 

 It is imperative to understand the difference between  Acute and Chronic Pesticide Poisoning: 

 

 Example One: A Farm Pest Control Operator loads his spray rig without a respirator and inhales Simazine Dust; he is hurried to an ER with  Acute Poisoning. 

 

  Example Two: You shop in a "Boutique" factory-farm supermarket and buy lettuce washed and rinsed in water from a  Simazine-Contaminated Water-Well .  You have been buying and eating lettuce containing tiny, microscopic amounts of simazine for years. Your Chronic Pesticide Poisoning bowel cancer develops, and your doctor probably blames "red meat." 

 

 In both examples, it is not a GMO-gene-splice that gets you; it is a pesticide. In example two above, your boutique's "all-naturally sourced “vendor has a moral and legal obligation to protect you from high levels of pesticides in your food. Since you are paying extra for the food, you deserve to see their pesticide 3rd-party test records from, say, the past ten years  Posted Online … 

 

 It is also important to realize that GMO and non-GMO products contain pesticide residue. Blog-Commentators asking" if Trader Joe's sells GMOs  and  if Trader Joe's foods contain Pesticide Residues in their articles is inane.  "If “articles are incredibly ill-informed; instead, ask  how many pesticides are in all and how much residue of each Pesticide is there. Anything from overseas probably has high pesticide residues. Produce and grains are also bioaccumulation magnets for sprayed pesticides ending up in our diets...

 

 

Since France and Russia banned GMOs(both as food crops and as food imports), incidences of many modern diseases such as diabetes, digestive disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis, autism spectrum disorders(ASD)(ADD), autoimmune diseases, sexual dysfunction, sterility, asthma, COPD and obesity have declined. The biotech/GMO/GE, multinational Transgenic 'Food' firms, love the words" substantially equivalent, substantial equivalency , "etc.

 

   Most Trader Joe's products are very likely to contain Pesticide Residues. A good rule of thumb is Figure 7, which shows that every 10(70%)food at Trader Joe's has measurable pesticide residues. Strawberries test with up to 22 pesticides. Over 98%of strawberries, spinach, grapes, nectarines, peaches, apples, and cherries test positive for at least one pesticide residue. The notion that Trader Joe's is "exempt" is just marketing brainwashed hubris. “All-Natural Goodness, "as the Hawaiian Shirts are prone to pontificate, what is the alternative,   mostly unnatural badness? 

 

  There are two “dirty dozen”; one is vegetable varieties, and the other is pesticide types. Two thousand twenty-three dirty dozen pesticide items are Strawberries, Spinach, Kale Collard and Mustard Greens, Peaches, Pears, Nectarines, Apples, Grapes, Bell & Hot Peppers, Grapes, Blueberries and Green Beans top the list as the most polluted with pesticides. The PAN Dirty Dozen Pesticides are 2, 4, 5-T, Aldicarb, Aldrin,   Atrazine ;Chlorobenzilate, Chlordane, Chlordimeform, DBCP, DDT, Dieldrin, EDB, Endrin, Heptachlor, HCH, Lindane, Methyl Parathion, Paraquat, Parathion, Pentachlorophenol, and Toxaphene.  Much more pesticide reading here . The Clean 15 are Avocados, Sweet Corn, Pineapples, Onions, Papaya, Sweet Peas(frozen), Asparagus, Honeydew, Kiwi, Cabbage, Mushrooms, Mangoes, Sweet Potatoes, Watermelon, and Carrots. You avoid a boatload of pesticide residue if you purchase the dirty dozen as organic produce. Making the Clean 15 part of your regular shopping also avoids unhealthy residues. 

 

 The ubiquitous herbicide  Atrazine  is an Endocrine Disruptor and is linked to reproductive effects, including increased risk of miscarriage, reduced male fertility, low birth weight, increased chances of congenital disabilities, and higher incidence of abdominal defects.  Atrazine  turns male frogs into female frogs, replete with copulating and laying eggs like a female, but this is in genetically male frogs...  Atrazine  is terrible stuff.  Atrazine  exposure has been linked to an elevated risk of breast and prostate cancers. The recent President's Cancer Panel Report notes that  Atrazine  has possible carcinogenic properties. The US EPA is re-evaluating  Atrazine's  carcinogenic potential in response to concerns. Bagged veggies in the cellophane would generally have more pesticide residues, be less fresh, and have fewer vitamins. Those "ready" bagged vegetables are E-Coli O157:H7(Escherichia coli O157:H7)Class-Action Lawsuits waiting to unfold (the cello-wraps are frequent recalls for food diseases). Trader Joe's has a record of E-Coli O157:H7 outbreaks, a virulent, deadly disease.

From Madronna Holden, Trader Joe's heavy-metal(s)tainted ‘candy': 

 

 Trader Joe's Company: Trader Joe's Swiss 72%Cacao Dark Chocolate: Lead. 

 Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Bar–Toffee With Walnuts and Pecans 70%cacao:Lead. 

 Trader Joe's Pound Plus Dark Chocolate: Lead. 

 Trader Joe's Pound Plus, 72%Cacao Dark Chocolate: Lead. 

 Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate 73%Cacao Super Dark: Lead & Cadmium. 

 Trader Joe's The Dark Chocolate Lover's Chocolate Bar(85%cacao): Lead & Cadmium.

Despite the best attempts to appear “family, "small, and “organic, "many of the “health food “items in  Trader Joe's are factory/machine produced by  Snyder's-Lance, Pepsi, Tate's Bake Shop, Snack Factory, Tribe Mediterranean Foods, Annie's, Stacey's, Amy's, Tasty Bite, ConAgra, General Mills, and RalCorp.  Keep in mind, Trader Joe's "own-label" products are 'knock-offs' from more giant corporations;  you are what you eat!  The hummus brands testing positive for glyphosate residue were Kirkland Signature, Sabra, Cedar's, Balanced,   Trader Joe's, Sadaf and Hope. 

 

 Some of the produce and processed foods in Trader Joe's contain Isopropylamine Salt of Glyphosate(trade name Roundup), and the wines contain Arsenic. Legally, Trader Joe's is therefore required in California to have a Proposition 65 Warning posted in conspicuous view:  WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, congenital disabilities, or other reproductive harm. 

I have never seen such a signage warning in a Trader Joe's in California, but then again, Trader Joe's is about secrecy, hiding their shame. Trader Joe's hypocrisy seems to know no bounds…Trader Joe's pretends to be "green" to be “bastions of environmental stewardship." So why are their processed foods filled with(collectively)tons of Palm Oil? See the video documentary Greasy Palms and ask yourself why Trader Joe's would be secretive about its palm oil. In the video, pay attention to all the content about pesticides and who is doing the pesticide work. Trader Joe's "Gyoza" Dough: Unbleached Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Water,   Palm Oil …Trader Joe's cookies, known as "Joe's" :Sugar, Unbleached Enriched Wheat Flour, Palm Oil … 

 

 Many of Trader Joe's "Vegan" products contain Palm Oil, which is technically  not Vegan Palm Oil . Trader Joe's and Aldi's are secretive, evasive, and mute on their source for “Vegan"  Palm Oil . Palm Oil is  bad for forests and wrong for your liver .

 

You must see the Palm Oil video documentary. One of the women in the video describes being a pesticide slave worker with no formal training. It is entirely likely she suffers bouts of mild to moderate acute poisoning and ongoing chronic poisoning. Think of no clear goggles, rubber gloves, rubber boots, respirator mask(no NIOSH respirator cartridges), and chemical-resistant Tyvek jumpsuit. Even the milder "Caution" category pesticides can be fatal if she sleeps in contaminated clothes and works in the same unwashed clothes while spraying seven days a week. This scenario occurs in the Third World (and the US); it is also likely that she uses pesticides from the  Pan Dirty-Dozen Pesticide List .

From"http://www.worldstopexports.com/palm-oil-exports-by-country/": 

1. Indonesia:US$14.4 billion(51.7%of total palm oil exports)

2. Malaysia:$9.1 billion(32.6%)

3. Netherlands:$1.1 billion(3.9%)

4. Papua New Guinea:$386.2 million(1.4%)

5. Guatemala:$376.2 million(1.4%)

6. Germany:$357.6 million(1.3%)

7. Honduras:$270.2 million(1%)

8. Colombia:$245.5 million(0.9%)

9. Ecuador:$228.2 million(0.8%)

10. Niger:$129.8 million(0.5%)

11. Costa Rica:$101.5 million(0.4%)

12. Denmark:$99.5 million(0.4%)

13. Italy:$98.8 million(0.4%)

14. United Arab Emirates:$90.4 million(0.3%)

15. United States:$85.2 million(0.3%)

The short, here gives you an idea of the environmental and civil rights of indigenous peoples ‘havoc wreaked by Palm Oil. But Trader Joe's is so proud of their Palm Oil suppliers that they shroud them in a sea of mystery. Are there pesticide residues in Trader Joe's products containing palm oil? 

 

  video also outlines the social injustice(Conflict), lawlessness, and ill-health of those robbed of their lands and forced into slave conditions growing “Sustainable Palm-Oil." Victim Nations include Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Niger, and Costa Rica. The slave workers are forced to use the herbicide Paraquat; Paraquat is one of the most poisonous, destructive ag chemicals ever developed. Does Trader Joe's even bothered to do a 3rd-party test for Paraquat in its “Sustainable Palm Oil"(there is probably no such thing now)?Paraquat Cl's LD50:  The oral LD50 of Paraquat is 196 mg/kg in mice, 50 mg/kg in monkeys, and 48 mg/kg in cats. Extremely toxic. 

 

 Read about the “Dirty Dozen Pesticides"(not vegetables, but the chemicals:2, 4, 5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Methyl Parathion, et al.);the  Pan Dirty-Dozen Pesticide List . The sky has fallen since World War II and Vietnam; Dow, Dupont, and  Monsanto . Read Johnny O'Donnell's(Playboy)Agent Orange/Agent Blue article; you did not just invent the wheel, Vani. You could make it a Baker's dozen if you  Yandexed, "DOW Enlist Duo®."  Look it up in the English version of Metager. Your articles are a disservice, in the sense you are not writing about  Aldicarb(Temik)Melons in 1985 California , but you carry on like you are…It is most apparent you have never attended a Pesticide class or course or read many MSDSs. 

 

 The public can exercise your Free Speech with your purses and wallets. Look at the labels in Trader Joe's; when you see "Palm Oil," read it as "Conflict/Pesticide Palm Oil." Please watch the two videos, and you will understand why Joe is so silent and secretive... Conflict/Pesticide Palm Oil is found in the Cookies/Candy aisle, boxed foods, bagged foods, and microwavable entree sections of Trader Joe's "health boutique." Conflict/Pesticide Palm Oil is an ingredient in Joe's soaps and cosmetic products. Palm Oil is an obesity/diabetes food (Saturated Fat, empty non-vitamin "food, " raises body fat, raises lousy cholesterol but provides no vitamins). You may frequently find Palm Oil in Instant Pastas, Noodles, Pizzas, Bread, Margarines, Crisps, Crackers, Cookies, Vegan-Cheeses, Ice Cream, Microwaveable Popcorn, Frozen Entrees, Soaps, and Cosmetics. 

 

More IMF Business Model Conflict Palm Oil: Land Robbery, Clear-Cut Logging, Burn, Plant African Oil Palms(Bad Cholesterol, Bad Fat). Force Workers to abuse pesticides with no worker safety clothing and no respirators. Kill off wildlife and fish, and keep robbing more land until indigenous people are forced to buy food at the company store…

 

Third World Pesticide Workers spray food and feed with either ‘improvised'(raincoats)or no protective gear. Apologists call their pesticide abuse" harmless pesticide residue ."Those without protective gear are shortening their lives; where is the "harmlessness"? In 1977, pesticide proponents boosted  Monsanto  Roundup® as "nearly harmless," and "low-toxicity, "and "biodegradable." It took 40 years for the public to learn that Roundup® (Isopropylamine Salt of Glyphosate) has persistent, troublesome residue linked to cancer. California and the World Health Organization list Glyphosate as a known carcinogen, after nearly 40 years of boosterism, as "harmless."   The more careless the Pesticide Workers (no protective gear, none whatsoever), the more likely the mixer/loader doubled, tripled, etc., the Pesticide to Water Ratio…This practice results in excessive food pesticide residues (often, there is more than one Pesticide in the mixture). If the fungicides and insecticides are doubled, there is an adverse cubed toxicity effect on human health. Who are Trader Joe's 3rd Party Pesticide Residue Testers?

 Somehow, Trader Joe's Hawaiian Shirts and food bloggers have started an urban Internet "myth" that all Trader Joe's "brand-name" products are "Organic “and therefore "Pesticide-Free". 

 

 Together, certified organic food cropland and pasture accounted for about 0.6 percent of the US total farmland in 2011. Only a tiny percentage of the top US field crops—Corn(0.3 percent), soybeans(0.2 percent), and wheat(0.6 percent)—were grown under certified organic farming systems as of Sept 22, 2016~source:ers.usda.gov. In 2011, the USDA conducted a series of Glyphosate tests on 300  soybean samples, finding that 271 contained Glyphosate residues . Remember, California and the World Health Organization list the Isopropylamine Salt of Glyphosate as a known carcinogen. Trader Joe's own-label products are  a total of Soy . Women are at an increased risk from the many hormone-disrupting substances found in  soy phytosterols . Soy is also not  doing men any favors . The trouble is Genistein and Daidzein. The Soy farmers dispute all the harmful aspects of Roundup Ready Soy. 

 

 So, if 0.6%of all US food crops(and that 0.6%being largely Corn,   soybeans , and wheat), then that would leave a remainder(99.4%)of all crops in the US as Non-Organic(potential or probable GMO and Pesticide-Crops). If 99.4%of US food crops are Non-Organic and have Pesticide Residues, where is Trader Joe's buying all of their verbal-contract “on-GMO, Non-Pesticide “products from? But is  it “all-natural?” One of Joe's Managers said, "All of our name-brand products are  All-Naturally-Sourced. “Meaningless, brainwashed hubris. Food and products that contain or often contain  Soy : 

• Bean sprouts.
• Breadcrumbs, cereals, and crackers.
• Breaded foods.
• Hydrolyzed plant protein(HPP), hydrolyzed soy protein(HSP), and hydrolyzed vegetable protein(HVP)
• Imitation dairy food.
• Tofu and Soy Ice Creams.
• Infant formula, follow-up formula, and nutrition supplements for toddlers and children.

 

The list immediately above from meghantelpner.com 

 

 Trader Joe's Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches ...[SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, DEXTROSE, COCOA BUTTER,   SOY .////Trader Joe's Strawberry Yogurt O's are liberally coated with delicious yogurt–in ... Ingredients: Whole Oat Flour, Unbleached Enriched Flour(niacin, reduced iron, ... yogurt powder[nonfat dry milk, lactic acid], titanium dioxide[white color],   Soy . 

 

But Soy is “Animal-Friendly"(feeding Genistein and Daidzein to humans is not “Animal-Friendly")...

 

 Soy Documentaries-Argentina is the Third Largest Soy Producer and an Avid  Monsanto  Customer

GMO Soy Pesticide Web Searches:

• GMO Soy Glyphosate Birth Defects
• GMO Soy 2, 4-D Birth Defects
• GMO Soy Atrazine Birth Defects
• GMO Soy Birth Defects Sterility Infant Mortality

 

 

To (partially) understand  Soy  (and extrapolate on other factory-farmed foods), watch the video: The World according to Monsanto is a video best watched multiple times; said video closely examines how  Soy  (and other crops)are ‘farmed.' 

 

 From draxe.com: Avoid Soy. We've all come to think of Soy as a healthy alternative for protein and calcium. In fact, as a subsidized crop, Soy has become so prevalent in so many foods that allergies are on the rise. It hides on labels as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, lecithin, starch, and vegetable oil. Soy is a source of phytoestrogens(Genistein and Daidzein). Because we are exposed to it so much in our foods(and health and beauty products), it's becoming an endocrine disruptor(fermented Soy is less detrimental with more nutrients). 

 

 Food labeled "Natural," according to the USDA definition, does not contain artificial ingredients or preservatives and with ingredients minimally processed. However, they may  contain antibiotics, growth hormones, and other chemicals. Regulations are relatively lenient for foods labeled "natural." Trader Joe's employees verbally said their private-label foods are “all-naturally sourced." This ambiguous response to a direct question(are the foods GMO, and do they have pesticide residues)is, presently, Trader Joe's only stonewalled response. They verbally implied that Trader Joe's has a monopoly on the USA's 0.6%non-GMO, Non-Pesticide crops grown. Some of the main "ingredients" of our human diet impacted by pesticides are Corn, Cotton, Barley, Wheat, Soybeans, Sorghum, Oats, Peanuts, Potatoes, Beets, Tobacco, Sunflowers, Rice, and Forages (Alfalfa). We are  bio-accumulators . No washing method is 100%effective for removing all pesticide residues. Many pesticides (Glyphosate and 2, 4-D, to name two) are  systemic and absorbed into plants. Fruit and vegetables have pores-dish soap or bleach can get trapped or absorbed by the pores, making it difficult to rinse off the fruit once they have been applied. 

 

from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945755/ 

Celiac disease, and, more generally, gluten intolerance, is a growing problem worldwide, but especially in North America and Europe, where an estimated 5%of the population now suffers from it. Symptoms include nausea, diarrhea, skin rashes, macrocytic anemia, and depression. It is a multifactorial disease associated with numerous nutritional deficiencies as well as reproductive issues and an increased risk of thyroid disease, kidney failure, and cancer. Here, we propose that Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup®, is the most important causal factor in this epidemic. Fish exposed to Glyphosate develop digestive problems that are reminiscent of celiac disease. Celiac disease is associated with imbalances in gut bacteria that the known effects of Glyphosate on gut bacteria can fully explain. Characteristics of celiac disease point to impairment in many cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are involved with detoxifying environmental toxins, activating vitamin D3, catabolizing vitamin A, and maintaining bile acid production and sulfate supplies to the gut. Glyphosate is known to inhibit cytochrome P450 enzymes. Deficiencies in iron, cobalt, molybdenum, copper, and other rare metals associated with Celiac Disease can be consistent with Glyphosate's strong ability to chelate these elements. 

 

 Deficiencies in tryptophan, tyrosine, methionine, and selenomethionine associated with celiac disease match glyphosate's known depletion of these amino acids in a smoking Glyphosate gun. Celiac disease patients have an increased risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, which has also been implicated in glyphosate exposure. Reproductive issues associated with celiac disease, infertility, miscarriages, and congenital disabilities can also be explained by Glyphosate. Glyphosate residues in wheat and other crops have likely been increasing recently due to the growing practice of crop desiccation before harvest. We argue that the practice of "ripening" sugar cane with Glyphosate may explain the recent surge in kidney failure among agricultural workers in Central America. We conclude with a plea to governments to reconsider policies regarding the safety of glyphosate residues in foods. 

 

 High probability of Glyphosate residue in food;, examples Chips Grapes Wine, and Grape Juice, Beer, Milk, Bread, Dried Pasta, Lentils, White Beans, Soybeans, Corn, Wheat and Barley, Potatoes, Avocados, Honey, and Corn Syrup, Tofu, Soy Sauce, Tea Leaves, Gelatin, Ground Oats, Pureed Baby Food and Cereal.

 

Glyphosate Depletes Iron, Manganese and Zinc in Plants*

www.people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/Oahu2015.pptx

 

Mar 24, 2015-  iron.  manganese.  Glyphosate disrupts the body's ability to distribute the minerals safely: Everybody walks a tightrope between  deficiency and ...

 

Pan Dirty Dozen Pesticides Plus Monsanto’s Enlist Duo® Persistent Organic Pollutants( POPs). Pesticides listed as persistent organic pollutants(POPs), due to the chemical's ability to persist in the environment, bio accumulative, biomagnifying, and long-range transport capacity. You are urged to find additional sources:.govs and wikis are the least helpful.
Pesticide Name	Type	Oral LD50(rats)	Articles
Aldicarb	Systemic Carbamate Insecticide, Acaricide and Nematocide	0.9 mg/kg and 1.0 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org
Aldrin	Organochlorine Insecticide	39 to 64 mg/kg	researchgate.net
Atrazine	Atrazine is a triazine broadleaf pre-and post-emergent herbicide	672 to 3, 000 mg/kg	nrdc.org
Chlorobenzilate	Organochlorine Miticide	700 mg/kg	sciencedirect.com
Chlordane	Highly chlorinated cyclodienes Insecticide	200 to 700 mg/kg	globalhealingcenter.com
Chlordimeform	Organic Halide	340 mg/kg	pesticideinfo.org
DBCP(1, 2-dibromo-3-chloropropane)	Brominated Organochlorine was a fruit tree Nematocide(soil fumigant)that is still licensed for Pineapples in the United States	170-300 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org
DDT(Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)	Organochlorine Insecticide	113 to 800 mg/kg	Panna.org
Dieldrin	Organochlorine insecticide	50-120 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org
EDB(1, 2-Dibromoethane)	Organobromine Fumigant	108 mg/kg	PAN
Endrin	Organochloride Insecticide	7-15 mg/kg	Grconnect.com
Enlist Duo®(2, 4-D and Isopropylamine Salt of Glyphosate)	Isopropylamine Salt of Glyphosate(Phosphonate)and 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid*(Organic Compound) Blend of two herbicides	2, 500 mg/kg(this does not seem right…also, how many lower-dose rats still alive 30, 60, 90 and 120 days later?)	Panna.org
Heptachlor	Organochlorine Compound Insecticide	40-220 mg/kg	PAN
HCH	Organochloride Insecticide	88-270 mg/kg	The Pops
Lindane	Organochlorine Insecticide	88-270 mg/kg	The Pops
Methyl Parathion	Organophosphate Insecticide	18 to 50 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org
Paraquat	Viologen herbicide	20 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org
Parathion	Organophosphate insecticide and acaricide	2 to 30 mg/kg	NIH
Pentachlorophenol	An Organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant	25-200 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org
Toxaphene	A Mixture of over 670 Different Chemicals and is produced by reacting chlorine gas with camphene. Insecticide	90 mg/kg	Pesticideinfo.org

 

 

*2, 4-D, like 2, 4, 5-T, is a synthetic auxin. Google" Agent Orange birth defects pictures "in Google Images.

 

 

Most commonly store-purchased GMO Foods or Food Additives:

1. Soy

Up to 90%of Soybeans in the market continue to be genetically modified to be 'naturally' resistant to an herbicide called Roundup. This increased resistance to Glyphosate allows farmers to use more Roundup to kill weeds—genetic engineering results in a genetically modified 'food' product containing health-threatening chemical residues.

2. Corn

Half of the US farms growing Corn to sell to the conglomerate  Monsanto  are growing GMO corn. Most of this corn GMO is for human consumption. Genetically modified Corn has been linked to research on health problems, including weight gain and organ disruption.

3. Canola Oil

Canola Oil is made from rapeseed oil. It is considered one of the most chemically altered oils sold in the US.

4. Cotton(Fabric, Cotton Seed Oil)

Even Cotton is genetically modified to increase yield and resistance to diseases. The most concern relates to Cotton Oil. Cottonseed Oli originating from India and H1, in particular, is considered a higher risk for personal health due to Pesticide Residue.

5. Milk

One-fifth of the dairy cows in the United States have tested positive for growth hormones to help them grow faster and increase their yield. These BGH hormones are in the milk produced by BGH cows. Research shows these growth hormones act inside the human body. Most people consider yogurt a "healthy choice." This is the label from Trader Joe's Lemon Yogurt: Grade A pasteurized and cultured low-fat milk, sugar, and corn sweeteners, lemon juice concentrate, lemon zest, modified corn starch, whey protein concentrate(milk), gelatin, natural flavor, cellulose gum, turmeric(color), live active cultures: streptococcus thermophilus, lactobacillus delbrueckii bulgaricus. Made on shared equipment with soy. Let's question the "health" of our "choice." Is the milk rBST rBGH milk? Is the sugar from Sugar Cane sprayed with the ubiquitous weedkiller, Atrazine? Are the corn sweeteners GMO/glyphosate(roundup ready)high-fructose corn syrup? Is the Corn Starch(filler)GMO/Glyphosate Corn? Is the Gelatin from Pig Carcasses? What is in the “Natural Flavor, "and why isn't it written in plain English? 

6. Sugar

Genetically Modified Sugar Beets were introduced to the US market in 2009. These Sugar Beets are modified to resist Roundup, like Corn. Sugar Cane crops are sprayed with the weedkiller Atrazine, a potent human endocrine disrupter. Much of the Cane Sugar in the U.S. contains Atrazine residue.

7. Aspartame

I agree that there are concerns about the safety of Aspartame in the body, including its potential link to certain cancers. It's interesting to note that Aspartame is an artificial sweetener many people use as a sugar substitute. Did you know that it's manufactured from genetically modified bacteria?

8. Zucchini

Genetically modified Zucchini contains a toxic protein that helps make it more insect-resistant. Recently, Pregnant Women and Fetuses tested positive for the pesticide Bt. This research indicates that some insecticides are making their way into our bodies rather than being broken down and excreted.

9. Yellow Squash

Yellow Squash has also been modified with toxic proteins to make it insect-resistant. This plant resembles Zucchini; both have also been GMO'd to resist viruses.

10. Papaya

Genetically Modified Papaya Trees have been grown in Hawaii since 1999. These GMO Papayas are sold in the United States and Canada for human consumption. These Papayas were modified to be ‘naturally resistant ‘to the Papaya Ringspot Virus and to delay the fruit's maturity. Delaying maturity gives suppliers more time to ship the fruit to supermarkets. 

 

 In the European Union, a European Commission rule allowed countries to opt out of growing genetically modified crops. According to the Commission’s website, nineteen of the 27-member state countries of the EU have voted to either partially or fully ban GMOs. The Commission reports that “several countries such as France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Malta, Slovenia, Italy and Croatia have chosen a total ban. Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, has opted out, as well as Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.” 

 

 info from:Cornucopia.org and GMO Watch 

Additional Glyphosate-Contaminated Foods(Not Limited To Trader Joe's)

 

Glyphosate(Monsanto RoundUp®)is ubiquitous  everywhere  within the human food chain.

History has repeatedly proven that people receive the type of Government they settle for. In this case, you consume the Lead, Pesticides, and Lack of Vitamins(GMOs)you settle for. Do nothing, say nothing, and the quality of your diet will further erode. The Factory Farm Conglomeration(s)exists in lies, secrecy, and hypocrisy. True power is often said to belong “To the People, "e.g., to the many. Make your voice heard and join food health and safety organizations. Speak with your purse or wallet. Make a*Do Not Purchase*list from this article; logically, start with  frequently recalled foods . Adhere to it wherever you purchase food. 

 

 De Cecco, Goya or Barilla Pasta are so much better than Trader Joe's insipid Rice or Whole Wheat Pasta. We bought some of “Trader Joe's brand" of Pasta (Fusilli and Farfel). Their brand of Pasta ruined our meal-like eating raw dough sawdust. The flavor and texture turned a delicious sauce and aged Parmesan into inedible mush. De Cecco, Goya, or Barilla Pastas taste good and have a nice texture. June 13, 2020, is our last time buying noodles or Pasta from Traitor Joe's. We had the same thing happen before and thought it was a one-off. Tonight's Trader Joe's Fusilli was disgusting. It tasted like it had been stored in a Missile Silo for 50 years before us cooking it. It has an appalling texture and a disgusting taste. Post-COVID-19, we have left Trader Joe's for  CSA's(Community Supported Agriculture) . We buy a custom box or two of food every week; Imperfect Food delivers it, and we don't deal with Trader Joe's 3rd World ambiance "food" and, worse,   their sullen, vengeful, hate-crime, racist employees . Imperfectfoods.com has delicious bacon, St. Louis-style ribs, cookies, pears, and apples. Their Sugar Crisp apples are to die for good. Sometimes, we order a lot and don't bother with Trader Joe's or Vons for 2-3 weeks or more. Imperfect Foods has much better pasta noodles and sauce than Trader Joe's. Imperfect food is excellent and honest,   but Trader Joe's are sullen, hateful racists .  Which is cheaper, Trader Joe's or Imperfectfoods.com?  

 

 Imperfect Food is one of many CSAs; so far, we like the freshness of the food and seeing the source on the online order form. For us, the Pandemic brought better, healthier(CSA)food into our lives, and we lost weight during the lockdown. The name Imperfect Food is a little off-putting. 2 lb. of Brown Rice, the rice kernels are chipped, so it cooks faster-that is the Imperfection, but it is still whole grain Brown Rice. It costs much less than Trader Joe's and is much fresher. Imperfect Food charges per item you order at the time it ships; larger orders ship for free. 

 

  Community Supported Agriculture(CSA)  is a production and marketing model where consumers either buy shares of a farm's harvest in advance or buy deliverables, paying per item ordered. Consumers become CSA members by paying an agreed amount at the beginning of the growing season, either in one lump sum or installments. You can also sign up for a weekly shipped box with a large Ice Pack, everything from Dairy, Meat, Seafood, Fruits, Nuts, and Vegetables. You pay for what is in the box, often at a huge savings, i.e., Leaf lettuce for 69¢instead of Trader Joe's$1.69. CSAs are not plowing crops into the ground; instead, they are hiring and expanding. A delivered box or two(for instance,   Imperfect Foods )is safer than entering Trader Joe's in person.  Having two boxes of farmer-to-family food  shipped to your home is safer and costs less for fresher, tastier, and less expensive food.

 

 Some  CSAs  give you a report such as 91 pounds of food that could have been wasted being shipped to you so far. Three thousand six hundred forty gallons of fresh water was not wasted(by factory-farmed "farmers" and warehouses). You prevented 310 pounds of CO2 from being emitted(so far). 

 

 You may wonder  if Imperfect Food delivers to my area.  If not,   this USDA page will find CSAs in your area . 

 

 Tea, Coffee, Cacao, Bananas,   soy , Corn, Palm Oil, Wheat, Barley, and Rice are common Conflict Farming Crops. Trader Joe's and Aldi's claim(paraphrased)is that we know this ethical guy; he is not a conflict farmer. We cannot tell you his name; it is a secret, but he is wonderfully not a conflict farmer-we need to keep him secret. Either you are proud of your suppliers or ashamed of them. Which is it? Trader Joe's Suppliers, RJ Reynolds, Dole, Russ Davis, Mann Packing, Caito Foods, etc., don't supply. “Ma and Pa Stores." 

 

 Super King markets had a sale on whole roasted or raw Cashews(September 29, 2021). The Cashews are large, plump, and very fresh tasting. Each Cashew is 2x-3x larger than Trader Joe's "Halves and Pieces." The Super King Cashews are very delicious and cost half($4.99 per lb.)the price of Trader Joe's slightly stale Cashews. The Latin Food in Super King is real Latin Food, not contrived “Señor Goosefoot. The same is valid with Super King's Middle Eastern food; one example is a vast, whopping tray of fresh Hummus, sold by the pound, so you can order 1-2 pounds rather than buying a 7 oz package from a factory. Super King and Imperfectfood.com are how we boycott Trader Joe's(and Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons, and Safeway). 

 

 From Wikipedia: 

Theodor Paul "Theo" Albrecht(March 28, 1922–July 24, 2010) was a German entrepreneur who 2010 was ranked by Forbes as the 31st richest person in the world, with a net worth of $16.7 billion. He owned and was the CEO of the Aldi Nord discount supermarket chain. He owned the Trader Joe's specialty grocery store chain in the US. His brother Karl Albrecht owned the Aldi Süd discount supermarket chain. The two chains were originally a single-family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960. Aldi Süd operates the Aldi groceries in the United States. While owned by the brothers, Aldi and Trader Joe's have separate and distinct ownership and operations. 

 

 Aldi(stylized as ALDI)is the brand of two discount supermarket chains with over 10, 000 stores in 20 countries and an estimated combined turnover of more than€50 billion. The chain was founded in Germany by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother's store in Essen, which had been in operation since 1913. The business was split into two separate groups in 1960, which later became Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd, headquartered in Mülheim. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi(a syllabic abbreviation for Albrecht Diskont), pronounced[ˈaldiː]. In Germany, Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966;both divisions appear as if they were a single enterprise)with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies. The formal business name is Aldi Einkauf GmbH&Compagnie, oHG. 

 

 Aldi's German operations consist of Aldi Nord's 35 individual regional companies with about 2, 500 stores in western, northern, and Eastern Germany and Aldi Süd's 32 regional companies with 1, 600 stores in western and southern Germany. Internationally, Aldi Nord operates in Denmark, France, the Benelux countries, Portugal, Spain, and Poland. In contrast, Aldi Süd operates in Ireland, Great Britain, Hungary, Switzerland, Australia, China, Italy, Austria, and Slovenia(Aldi Süd operates as Hofer within the latter two countries). Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd also operate in the United States, with 1, 600 stores as of 2017. Some call TJ's/Aldi's"El Pulpo"(The Octopus). Much of the public does not see how brain-washy El Pulpo is in its mass consumer marketing, 4, 600 stores that draw in chalk(like an Ozark Ma and Pa one-of-a-kind establishment). El Pulpo. 

 

 There are a plethora of Internet Shills, Trolls, and GMO Apologists pushing hard on the Pesticide Manufacturer's Franken Food. They use the words  "GMO" and "Safe"  frequently. What could go wrong with fledgling, untested  Transgenic Science?  The public has started to accept food that is not food, "safety “that is not safe. It is the new “normal." "Plant-based" refers to concoctions of largely GMO and certain Lead, Pesticide, and Mercury candidates. Tech will fix this; science will fix that. How many steps in a factory did your new "plant-based" food go through? Months ago, it was a fresh plant in a field; then, it went through a factory replete with GMO Soy and Glyphosate residue. Then, from freezer to grill  and then into your gut . 

 

July 14, 2020, from ewg.org,   subject Roundup in Trader Joe's Hummus :

 

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Hummus, chickpeas, and  other beans offer multiple nutritional benefits, and Americans should not stop eating them. Our findings show the need not only for a ban on all pre-harvest uses of Glyphosate but also for a much stricter EPA standard and increased testing by the Food and Drug Administration to determine how widely Glyphosate contaminates our food.

 

Glyphosate is the herbicide sold for decades by Monsanto, now Bayer, under the brand name Roundup. It is classified by the  International Agency for Research on Cancer , or IARC, as a probable human carcinogen and by the  State of California  as a chemical known to cause cancer.

Roundup is the most widely used herbicide in the U.S., sprayed on different crops and during different parts of the growing season. For consumers, the most problematic is the spraying of Glyphosate, shortly before harvest, on many beans and grains as a drying agent.  Previous tests by EWG  and other public interest groups have found Glyphosate in popular breakfast cereals and other foods American adults and children love to eat.

All samples were purchased by EWG researchers online or at major food retailers in the Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco metropolitan areas, including Aldi, Costco, Giant, Harris Teeter, Safeway, ShopRite, Target, # #Trader Joe ##,   Walmart and Whole Foods grocery stores. Ewg.org Laboratories conducted tests.

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List of 20 Trader Joe’s and/or Aldi’s Name-Brand Foods That Tested Positive for Pesticide Residues

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Peas-In a study conducted by the Environmental Working Group(EWG), Trader Joe’s Organic Peas were found to have multiple pesticide residues, including bifenthrin and chlorpyrifos.

·        Aldi Little Salad Bar Garden Salad-The same study by EWG detected the presence of several pesticides, such as atrazine and propargite, in Aldi’s Little Salad Bar Garden Salad.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Romaine Hearts-Pesticide residues, including imazaliland spinosad, were found in Trader Joe’s Organic Romaine Hearts, according to the EWG analysis.

·        Aldi SimplyNatureOrganic Baby Spinach-The EWG study revealed the presence of bifenthrin and permethrin in Aldi’s SimplyNatureOrganic Baby Spinach.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Brown Rice Pasta-Pesticide residues such as glyphosate and acetamiprid were detected in Trader Joe’s Organic Brown Rice Pasta, as reported by the EWG.

·        Aldi Earth Grown Meatless Burgers-The EWG analysis found traces of bifenthrin and imidacloprid in Aldi’s Earth Grown Meatless Burgers.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Strawberries-According to the Pesticide Data Program(PDP), Trader Joe’s Organic Strawberries showed the presence of multiple pesticide residues, including carbendazim and azoxystrobin.

·        Aldi SimplyNatureOrganic Spring Mix-The PDP testing identified pesticide residues like acetamiprid and cypermethrin in Aldi’s SimplyNatureOrganic Spring Mix.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Baby Spinach-The PDP analysis detected the presence of bifenthrin and permethrin in Trader Joe’s Organic Baby Spinach.

·        Aldi Earth Grown Meatless Ground Beef-Pesticide residues, including bifenthrin and imidacloprid, were found in Aldi’s Earth Grown Meatless Ground Beef, as per the PDP report.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Gala Apples-PDP testing revealed the presence of multiple pesticide residues, such as thiabendazole and pyraclostrobin, in Trader Joe’s Organic Gala Apples.

·        Aldi SimplyNatureOrganic Frozen Blueberries-According to the PDP analysis, Aldi’s SimplyNatureOrganic Frozen Blueberries contained pesticide residues like bifenthrin and cypermethrin.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Carrots-The PDP report showed the presence of multiple pesticide residues, including chlorprophamand flonicamid, in Trader Joe’s Organic Carrots.

·        Aldi Earth Grown Meatless Chicken Strips-Pesticide residues such as bifenthrin and imidacloprid were detected in Aldi’s Earth Grown Meatless Chicken Strips by the PDP.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Red Potatoes-According to the PDP testing, Trader Joe’s Organic Red Potatoes had pesticide residues like chlorprophamand flonicamid.

·        Aldi SimplyNatureOrganic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce-The PDP analysis found traces of acetamiprid and cypermethrin in Aldi’s SimplyNatureOrganic Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Blueberries-Multiple pesticide residues, including thiabendazole and pyraclostrobin, were found in Trader Joe’s Organic Blueberries, as per the PDP report.

·        Aldi Earth Grown Meatless Italian Sausage-The PDP testing detected pesticide residues like bifenthrin and imidacloprid in Aldi’s Earth Grown Meatless Italian Sausage.

·        Trader Joe’s Organic Green Beans-According to the PDP analysis, Trader Joe’s Organic Green Beans contained pesticide residues such as chlorprophamand flonicamid.

·        Aldi SimplyNatureOrganic Diced Tomatoes-The PDP report showed the presence of multiple pesticide residues, including acetamiprid and cypermethrin, in Aldi’s SimplyNatureOrganic Diced Tomatoes.

 

 

Other Trader Joe’s food that tested positive for pesticides 2020-2025:

   Organic Avocados: Detected pesticide: Imidacloprid. Threat to human health: Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide that can cause hormone disruption and immune system problems.

   Organic Peaches: Detected pesticide: Chlorpyrifos. Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos can cause developmental delays and neurological disorders in children.

   Organic Nectarines: Detected pesticide: Chlorpyrifos. Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos can cause developmental delays and neurological disorders in children.

   Organic Grapes: Detected pesticide: Chlorpyrifos. Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos can cause developmental delays and neurological disorders in children.

   Organic Cherries: Detected pesticide: Chlorpyrifos. Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos can cause developmental delays and neurological disorders in children.

   Organic Strawberries: Detected pesticide: Chlorpyrifos. Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos can cause developmental delays and neurological disorders in children.

   Organic Spinach: Detected pesticide: Chlorpyrifos. Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos can cause developmental delays and neurological disorders in children.

 

Trader Joe’s beverages that tested positive for pesticides:

2.     Trader Joe’s Organic Raspberry Lemonade: This product was found to contain the pesticide thiamethoxam, which is a neonicotinoid insecticide. This discovery raised concerns about the safety of organic products.

3.     Trader Joe’s Organic Orange Juice: Tests revealed that this product contained traces of the pesticide carbendazim, which is a fungicide. This raised questions about the safety and efficacy of organic farming practices.

4.     Trader Joe’s Organic Green Tea: This beverage was found to contain the pesticide dichloran, which is a fungicide. This discovery highlighted the need for stricter regulations on pesticide use in organic products.

5.     Trader Joe’s Organic Lemonade: This beverage tested positive for the pesticide thiamethoxam, raising concerns about the safety of organic lemonades.

6.     Trader Joe’s Organic Apple Juice: Tests showed that this product contained the pesticide carbendazim, which is a fungicide. This discovery led to a call for better pesticide monitoring in organic products.

7.     Trader Joe’s Organic Grape Juice: This beverage was found to contain the pesticide thiamethoxam, which is a neonicotinoid insecticide. This discovery sparked a debate about the effectiveness of organic farming practices.

8.     Trader Joe’s Organic Pomegranate Blueberry Juice: This product tested positive for the pesticide carbendazim, raising concerns about the safety of organic juices.

9.     Trader Joe’s Organic Pineapple Juice: This beverage contained the pesticide thiamethoxam, which is a neonicotinoid insecticide. This discovery led to a call for better pesticide monitoring in organic products.

10.                   Trader Joe’s Organic Cranberry Juice: This beverage was found to contain the pesticide carbendazim, raising questions about the safety of organic cranberry juices.

11.                   Trader Joe’s Organic Coconut Water: This product was found to contain the pesticide thiamethoxam, raising concerns about the safety of organic coconut water.

2020-2025 ALDI’s food that tested positive for pesticides:

• Strawberries

·        

• Pesticide detected: Methyl bromide
• Threat to human health: Methyl bromide is a highly toxic pesticide that can cause respiratory problems, irritation to the eyes and skin, and even damage to the nervous system. Prolonged exposure to this pesticide can lead to serious health issues.
• Spinach

·        

• Pesticide detected: Chlorpyrifos
• Threat to human health: Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxic insecticide that can cause headaches, dizziness, and even seizures. Long-term exposure to this pesticide may lead to developmental delays in children and can harm the nervous system.
• Grapes

·        

• Pesticide detected: Lindane
• Threat to human health: Lindane is a highly toxic pesticide that can cause skin irritation, neurological problems, and even cancer. It is particularly dangerous to children and pregnant women.
• Apples

·        

• Pesticide detected: Diphenylamine
• Threat to human health: Diphenylamine is a synthetic fungicide that can cause respiratory issues, skin irritation, and even liver damage. Prolonged exposure to this pesticide can lead to serious health complications.
• Peaches

·        

• Pesticide detected: Imidacloprid
• Threat to human health: Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide that can cause headaches, dizziness, and even paralysis. It is particularly harmful to children and can affect their developing nervous systems.
• Celery

·        

• Pesticide detected: Thiabendazole
• Threat to human health: Thiabendazole is a fungicide that can cause skin irritation, respiratory issues, and even kidney damage. Prolonged exposure to this pesticide may lead to serious health complications.
• Tomatoes

·        

• Pesticide detected: Phosalone
• Threat to human health: Phosaloneis an organophosphorus insecticide that can cause headaches, dizziness, and even seizures. Long-term exposure to this pesticide can lead to serious neurological problems.
• Cucumbers

·        

• Pesticide detected: Chlorpyrifos
• Threat to human health: As mentioned earlier, Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxic insecticide that can cause headaches, dizziness, and even seizures. Long-term exposure to this pesticide may lead to developmental delays in children and can harm the nervous system.
• Bell Peppers

·        

• Pesticide detected: Acephate
• Threat to human health: Acephate is an organophosphorus insecticide that can cause headaches, dizziness, and even seizures. Long-term exposure to this pesticide can lead to serious neurological problems.
• Carrots

• Pesticide detected: Chlorpyrifos
• Threat to human health: As mentioned earlier, Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxic insecticide that can cause headaches, dizziness, and even seizures. Long-term exposure to this pesticide may lead to developmental delays in children and can harm the nervous system.

List of Trader Joe’s Foods Tested Positive for Pesticides:

1.  Organic Peas - pesticide: Acetamiprid - Test Date: June 2020

2.  Organic Brown Rice Pasta - pesticide: Glyphosate - Test Date: August 2019

3.  Organic Riced Cauliflower - pesticide: Chlorpyrifos - Test Date: March 2021

4.  Organic Baby Spinach - pesticide: Permethrin - Test Date: July 2018

5.  Organic Black Beans - pesticide: Imidacloprid - Test Date: September 2020

6.  Organic Quinoa - pesticide: DDT - Test Date: January 2021

7.  Organic Chia Seeds - pesticide: Malathion - Test Date: May 2019

8.  Organic Brown Basmati Rice - pesticide: Carbaryl - Test Date: October 2020

9.  Organic Mixed Berry Blend - pesticide: Atrazine - Test Date: February 2018

10.                Organic Coconut Milk - pesticide: Methomyl - Test Date: November 2019

11.                Organic Jasmine Rice - pesticide: Diazinon - Test Date: April 2020

12.                Organic Sweet Potatoes - pesticide: Cypermethrin - Test Date: June 2017

13.                Organic Blueberries - pesticide: Fenpropathrin - Test Date: August 2018

14.                Organic Green Beans - pesticide: Pyrethrins - Test Date: December 2020

15.                Organic Mango Chunks - pesticide: Bifenthrin - Test Date: March 2019

16.                Organic Brown Sugar - pesticide: Endosulfan - Test Date: October 2018

17.                Organic Corn Tortilla Chips - pesticide: Pendimethalin - Test Date: July 2020

18.                Organic Tomato Paste - pesticide: Malathion-Methyl Parathion Mix-Test Date-September 2019

19.                Organic Cane Sugar- Pesticides-Endosulfan, Methomyl, and Permethrin-Test date-January 2021

20.                Organic Apple Cider Vinegar- Pesticides-Chlorpyrifos and Glyphosate-Test date-May 2020

21.                Organic Garlic Powder- Pesticides-DDT and Diazinon-Test date-August 2019

22.                Organic Olive Oil- Pesticides-Carbaryl and Imidacloprid-Test date-November 2018

23.                Organic Almond Butter- Pesticides-Acetamiprid and Atrazine-Test date-April 2021

24.                Organic Greek Yogurt- Pesticides-Bifenthrin and Cypermethrin-Test date-June 2020

25.                Organic Salsa Verde- Pesticides-Fenpropathrin and Pyrethrins-Test date-February 2019

Aldi USA

Year	Product	Pesticide(s) Found	Level (ppm)
2022	Fresh Spinach	Permethrin, DDT	0.12 (above EPA limit)
2022	Strawberries	Carbendazim	0.08 (near limit)
2023	Bell Peppers	Imidacloprid	0.05
2023	Basmati Rice	Chlorpyrifos	0.02 (within limits)
2024	Apples	Diphenylamine (DPA)	1.4 (above EU limit)
2024	Tomatoes	Acetamiprid	0.01
2025	Kale	Dacthal (DCPA)	0.2 (banned in EU)
2025	Grapes	Fludioxonil	0.07
Color Key:     Above safety limits |     Near limit |     Within limits

 

Trader Joes USA

Year	Product	Pesticide(s) Found	Level (ppm)
2022	Organic Strawberries	Cypermethrin	0.15 (above EPA limit)
2022	Baby Spinach	DDT, Permethrin	0.09
2023	Basil	Chlorpyrifos	0.18 (banned pesticide)
2023	Fuji Apples	Diphenylamine (DPA)	0.06
2024	Cherry Tomatoes	Imidacloprid	0.03
2024	Peaches	Fludioxonil, Pyraclostrobin	0.22 (above EU limit)
2025	Kale	Dacthal (DCPA)	0.25 (banned in EU)
2025	Blueberries	Boscalid	0.07
Color Key:     Above safety limits |     Near limit |     Within limits Note: Some organic products showed contamination from neighboring conventional farms

Government & Regulatory Sources

• U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2024). Pesticide Data Program annual summary - Searchable database of pesticide test results.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program - FDA's official test results database.
• European Food Safety Authority. (2025). EU Pesticide Residue Findings - Searchable EU pesticide database.

Nonprofit & Advocacy Reports

• Environmental Working Group. (2024). Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ - EWG's pesticide test results database.
• Toxin Free USA. (2023). Pesticide Testing Results - Independent lab test findings.
• Animal Legal Defense Fund. (2024). Trader Joe's egg packaging lawsuit.

News & Industry Reports

• FoodNavigator-USA. (2014). Trader Joe's $3.4M settlement.
• Top Class Actions. (2014). Trader Joe's settlement details.
• Organic Consumers Association. (2023). Trader Joe's pesticide concerns - With lab test results.
• Consumer Reports. (2023). Pesticides in Produce Report - Independent testing data.

Additional Sources

• USDA Agricultural Research Service. Pesticide Residue Data - Government lab test results.
• California Pesticide Residue Monitoring. 2023 Residue Results - State testing database.
• FDA Total Diet Study. Long-term Pesticide Monitoring - FDA's comprehensive study.

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