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[Young Paul]

Anyone know of a good source of goji? hopefully not from china.

I live in spain and the OCU are going to ban at least 10 products of Goji berries in spanish shops because they contain high amounts of toxic metals, pesticides etc.
I know that the OCU is quite corrupt, but I also know that they don't really grow them in Tibet, and more likely in dubious chinese farms, and probably do contain some bad stuff.

I mean why eat something for health which contains pesticides

[Mind]

I am wondering if most produce from China has elevated levels of heavy metals and other chemicals. Most of the country has suffocating pollution. That has got to get into the food supply. I was thinking about getting some products tested myself, but I think it might cost a lot. Anyone know how much it might cost to test, say, 4 different food samples?

[scottl]

http://www.iherb.com...6-oz-454-g/8253


try navitas. you could call them and see if they test (i would suspect so)

Oh and if posting link to a retailer violates this place's rules (sigh) the mod can delete it.

Edited by scottl, 08 April 2012 - 01:35 AM.

[Mind]

http://www.iherb.com...6-oz-454-g/8253


try navitas. you could call them and see if they test (i would suspect so)

Oh and if posting link to a retailer violates this place's rules (sigh) the mod can delete it.

You are in the clear with the links scottl. It is easy to tell if members are being helpful (and non-commerical) when posting links, and that is allowed.

[evolvedhuman2012]

well as mentioned before, navitas claimed organic. here a reassurance video from elf. see if you're convinced. i think usda manages through proxy auditors in china and if standard is not followed, they step in and fire the auditor and eastablish a new one. at least that the impression epoch times article gave me.

anyone got more reinforcing reassurance, feel free to post, i'm not crazy about poison food either?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxMpyxFOspQ

http://www.theepocht...come-59531.html

Edited by evolvedhuman2012, 27 August 2013 - 05:35 PM.

[smithx]

This is an article from 2009, but at that point, at least, there was no significant Goji cultivation in North America, it seems:
http://www.latimes.c...0,1276183.story