One of our employees bought a case of oranges yesterday from the box store wholesale chain, Costco, in a Montreal-area store this weekend. On the box, it said that they were treated to maintain freshness with one or more of the following:

Imazalil
Suspected carcinogen and neurotoxicant

Sodium O-Phenylphenate
Known carcinogen.

Thiabendazole
Suspected carcinogen, neurotoxicant, immunotoxicant, developmental toxicant, skin or sense organ toxicant.

Why would a company selling nutritious products knowingly spray them with a carcinogen and other highly suspect chemicals? Hopefully we’ll get some answers as both Costco and Sunkist have been contacted. We’ll keep you posted with their response or lack thereof.

Tags: oranges chemicals, oranges pesticides, pesticides in food, sunkist chemicals

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