Medjool dates – organic or not?
I picked up some Medjool dates from Whole Foods yesterday, and am delighted by their taste. They are much fatter than the other dates I’ve had before, and much sweeter. High calories, so they’re great after a bike ride.I was doing some reading and though I’d pass on the link. Here’s what Costco’s non-organic date providers said about what chemicals they use on their products:
During the growing phase, some (not all) of our date growers dust with Malathion dust. This is done several weeks prior to harvest.
A very tiny portion of the dates have been exposed to ordinary sulphur dust, the kind of elemental sulphur that is mined from the ground. This is not typically done to Medjool dates but is done to other date varieties that may be harvested in some of the same large grove bins.
At the packinghouse, all the fruit is fumigated with Methyl Bromide gas. This is a very commonly used food fumigant and we have been successfully using it for decades and decades with zero complaint or difficulty.
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