Cancer Covered Sunkist Oranges at Costco
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.
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Hello. Did you ever receive a response? Also, did you consider how much of the spray actually penetrates the orange’s outer layer?
Costco nor Sunkist responded to our inquiry. Surprise right? We’re still hopeful that someone will.