Mandatory “Vegan Mondays”

[Twilla]

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I agree about buying local produce though, just the cost of transportation and refrigeration (not to mention irradiation) to keep the stuff 'fresh' would be drastically reduced. And I'm not so sure about the pollution factor, many countries still use pesticides that the US banned decades ago.

* Imported produce was more than three times more likely to contain the illness-causing bacteria Salmonella and Shigella than domestic produce, according to the latest FDA survey of imported and domestic produce.

* Imported fruit is four times more likely to have illegal levels of pesticides and imported vegetables are twice as likely to have illegal levels of pesticide residues as domestic fruits and vegetables.

* Less than one percent of imported fresh produce shipments were inspected at the border in recent years.

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