Eating more sustainably - pros and cons of Trader Joes vs. Whole Foods vs. Mom's Organic?

[Anonymous]

"Herbicides are the pesticides that are most strongly associated with breast cancer in research to date."

Herbicides aren't pesticides. Herbicides kill plants; pesticides kill bugs. SMC is pesticide-free, but I don't know about whether they use herbicides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Herbicides are the pesticides that are most strongly associated with breast cancer in research to date."

Herbicides aren't pesticides. Herbicides kill plants; pesticides kill bugs. SMC is pesticide-free, but I don't know about whether they use herbicides.

Sorry to correct you, but you're wrong.

pesticide (pst-sd)
A chemical used to kill harmful animals or plants. Pesticides are used especially in agriculture and around areas where humans live. Some are harmful to humans, either from direct contact or as residue on food, or are harmful to the environment because of their high toxicity, such as DDT (which is now banned in many countries). Pesticides include fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and rodenticides.


Any chemical used to kill unwanted insects or plants is, technically, a pesticide. Weeds are pests too, in agricultural terms.

If you ask SMC, they will eventually admit to you that they use herbicides, which are pesticides. Do a little research and you'll find that herbicides such as atrazine are pretty controversial. Remember Agent Orange? It's an herbicide, which means it's also a pesticide.