Do any of you folks purchase organic fruits and vegetables because of the fact that you are allergic to pesticides or maybe you're just trying to live a healthier, cleaner lifestyle? Avoiding preservatives and such additives that come in certain foods and definitely, as mentioned before, Pesticides.
 
What about you folks that don't care for organic fruits/vegetables? Just the regular people that eat regular fruits and stuff, But are allergic to fish? I'm interested in this, If I have a couple of people that answer my question, Where do you purchase your stuff and why?

Brad_Hawthorne
Not sure what you mean by allergic to pesticides? Pesticides are poisons, so everyone is allergic to them.

My apologies, There are people who are extremely sensitive to the pesticides that are used when growing crops, That is what I meant by people allergic to pesticides.
 
Most people can just wash it and eat it, Some people will still get a reaction after washing the fruits for that same reason.
 
Thanks for clearing that up though, Brad.

I don't have allergies or any health issues, and will eat just about anything.
 
My daughter on the other hand, we try to keep her stuff organic and fresh. In Korea there are street vendors that grow their own and also a lot of organic/healthy eats  places around. Korea is also not a huge fan of pesticides (it seems every year there is a protest).
 
I will say that my daughter is also considered "underweight" (20% below average for her age), but normal height. There is little concerns about her growth and development as she only take a 30 mins nap vs 2 hour for normal kids, has a higher than normal energy, and is learning 2 languages and is average in both for her age. She has to do blood tests per military requirements because of her weight, but zero issues with any nutrients or diseases. I mostly attribute this from her mother keeping her on a strict diet of organics and stopping her from eating sugary foods (I am the cluprit most of the time). 
 
I know it doesn't help you in your search for organics, but I see the difference between my kids and others and my daughter is running circles around other kids and has zero skin fluctuations/issues which are both often caused by food. I really wish that it wasn't so expensive though, 5 dollars for 1/2 gallon of milk...

RushXTC

kram36
You live in Cali, there has to be half a dozen Natural Food stores in your area.

Yes, But I work for a company that makes me not want to buy Organic foods, Ever.
 
Trust, I don't care, I'm about to contact a bunch of different branches to report my employer for all the things they are doing. I will begin collecting pictures, I'll probably post them here before submitting them to the corresponding agencies, But I was just curious to see how many people this applies to.
 

seta8967
I don't have allergies or any health issues, and will eat just about anything.
 
My daughter on the other hand, we try to keep her stuff organic and fresh. In Korea there are street vendors that grow their own and also a lot of organic/healthy eats  places around. Korea is also not a huge fan of pesticides (it seems every year there is a protest).
 
I will say that my daughter is also considered "underweight" (20% below average for her age), but normal height. There is little concerns about her growth and development as she only take a 30 mins nap vs 2 hour for normal kids, has a higher than normal energy, and is learning 2 languages and is average in both for her age. She has to do blood tests per military requirements because of her weight, but zero issues with any nutrients or diseases. I mostly attribute this from her mother keeping her on a strict diet of organics and stopping her from eating sugary foods (I am the cluprit most of the time). 
 
I know it doesn't help you in your search for organics, but I see the difference between my kids and others and my daughter is running circles around other kids and has zero skin fluctuations/issues which are both often caused by food. I really wish that it wasn't so expensive though, 5 dollars for 1/2 gallon of milk...

 
I'm glad it's been working for your daughter, I'm not searching for organic food, I work for a freighter company that serves as an import/export facility for all these type of stuff, Unfortunately the Organic is no longer organic once it's picked. It was mixed with regular fruits, Which is actually against FDA rules and regulations. The storage facility stores pallets of fish (Which leak bloody water quite a lot) above the fruits at times. It's very disgusting, Actually.

 
Well glad I'm in Korea and buying korean local produce.... I personally hate fish and the idea of fish on some greens is rather disgusting. I would report it up, that is a very big offense in the FDA, especially with the organic craze going on.

@Seta8967 you're absolutely right. The cross contamination is much greater than a meat and fish cross contamination, Especially for vegetarians that are likely to purchase such foods.
 
I've been on the job for a month and have been targeted by my managers over meaningless things, For this, I will get the company to straighten out by reporting to the corresponding agencies. I do not care if I end up losing my job, I will try my best to get this corrected by reporting straight to the companies HIRING my employer whom probably don't even realize the way the product is being stored.

Does your work have safe food handling practices and documentation?

RushXTC
@Seta8967 you're absolutely right. The cross contamination is much greater than a meat and fish cross contamination, Especially for vegetarians that are likely to purchase such foods.
 
I've been on the job for a month and have been targeted by my managers over meaningless things, For this, I will get the company to straighten out by reporting to the corresponding agencies. I do not care if I end up losing my job, I will try my best to get this corrected by reporting straight to the companies HIRING my employer whom probably don't even realize the way the product is being stored.

And the drama continues......
 
I wish you luck Rush.  I sincerely mean that.

Make copies of their own in house procedures......then document what they actually do. Then bring it up to managment......then escelate if they do nothing.

What Brad said!
 
Rush, just move to the desert already....

RushXTC

kaninja
Does your work have safe food handling practices and documentation?

Yes sir, They're certified for nearly everything when it comes to food handling, Including HACCP, However, Do they follow the rules and regulations? No.
 

Randolla

RushXTC
@Seta8967 you're absolutely right. The cross contamination is much greater than a meat and fish cross contamination, Especially for vegetarians that are likely to purchase such foods.
 
I've been on the job for a month and have been targeted by my managers over meaningless things, For this, I will get the company to straighten out by reporting to the corresponding agencies. I do not care if I end up losing my job, I will try my best to get this corrected by reporting straight to the companies HIRING my employer whom probably don't even realize the way the product is being stored.

And the drama continues......
 
I wish you luck Rush.  I sincerely mean that.

 
It's not that I want to create drama, I just don't appreciate the fact that someone could potentially DIE from this.

Just be careful about the can of worms that you may be opening.  It may not end with you just losing your job.  They may hire private investigators etc. to look into your life in an effort to discredit you.  They may even have connections to law enforcement. Do you really need that kind of scrutiny?
 
I suggest that any complaint you make to the "authorities" you make anonymously.  You really don't need a big corporation trying to dig up dirt on you.    
 
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Randolla
 
Just be careful about the can of worms that you may be opening.  It may not end with you just losing your job.  They may hire private investigators etc. to look into your life in an effort to discredit you.  They may even have connections to law enforcement. Do you really need that kind of scrutiny?
 
I suggest that any complaint you make to the "authorities" you make anonymously.  You really don't need a big corporation trying to dig up dirt on you.    

 
Most definitely will be anonymous because I still want to work here, Just don't like the way they handle certain things when it comes to maintenance, food handling, etc.

Yeah my fiance went vegan and pretty much buys only organic produce. I still eat meat/dairy/etc but I noticed that organic greens taste a lot better. The downside is it costs a fortune and I wish she would cut down some. I'm going to make her grow her own veggies from now on lol.

I can't eat much fish and especially not shellfish. I am limited to about 10-12 shrimp and no more. My mother is the same way so it's probably hereditary. 

kram36

RainStryke
You should check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxE9sYatPAs

That's very interesting. Plants not treated with insecticides actually produce their own insecticides that are more harmful to humans?

Not sure they are more harmful than man made insecticides, but they are adapting to become more poisonous to it's predators to survive.

Yeah, but he's not saying one is worse than the other. He's just saying don't think that one is better than the other unless your opinion is based off of taste.