Journal article
Resolving the twin human and environmental health hazards of a plant-based diet.
- Wyckhuys KAG Institute of Plant Protection, China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Chrysalis Consulting, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
- Aebi A University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Electronic address: alexandre.aebi@unine.ch.
- Bijleveld van Lexmond MFIJ IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Electronic address: mbvl@club-internet.fr.
- Bojaca CR Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota, Colombia. Electronic address: carlos.bojaca@utadeo.edu.co.
- Bonmatin JM Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS, Orléans, France. Electronic address: bonmatin@cnrs-orleans.fr.
- Furlan L Veneto Agricoltura, Legnaro, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: lorenzo.furlan@venetoagricoltura.org.
- Guerrero JA Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia. Electronic address: jaguerrerod@unal.edu.co.
- Mai TV Institute of Agricultural Environment, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
- Pham HV Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
- Sanchez-Bayo F University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: sanchezbayo@mac.com.
- Ikenaka Y Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
- 2020-09-05
Published in:
- Environment international. - 2020
Dietary risk assessment
Food safety
Food toxicology
IPM
Integrated pest management
One Health
Organic agriculture
Pesticide residue
English
Food can be health-giving. A global transition towards plant-based diets may equally help curb carbon emissions, slow land-system change and conserve finite resources. Yet, projected benefits of such 'planetary health' diets imperfectly capture the environmental or societal health outcomes tied to food production. Here, we examine pesticide-related hazards of fruit and vegetable consumption, and list proven management alternatives per commodity, geography and chemical compound. Across countries, pesticide use in these alleged healthful foods is extensive with up to 97% food items containing residues and up to 42% posing dietary risks to consumers. Multiple residues are present in 70-92% of US- and China-grown stone fruit while 58% US cauliflower is tainted with neonicotinoid insecticides. Science-based alternatives and decision-support frameworks can help food producers reduce risks and potential harm by deliberately abstaining from pesticide use. As such, opportunities abound to advance 'win-win' diets that simultaneously nurture human health and conserve global biodiversity.
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
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- DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106081
- PMID 32889485
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/808
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