Comment by inferiorhuman

Do you like potatoes and strawberries? Welp. One of the pesticides California's green lit is also used to stimulate tumor growth in animals. Presumably not much is left on the food itself (although strawberries make great chemical sponges), but Dichloropropene is definitely a problem in the communities surrounding the farms.

Like cheap wine? Things haven't gotten much better from Chavez's days especially if you look at the cheaper brands like Charles Shaw. Plenty of young, dead, farm workers because safety standards are barely enforced.

Are you just worried about pathogens? Cantaloupes were the main vector in the 2011 listeria outbreak in the US and 2018 listeria outbreak in Australia, and a salmonella outbreak this year in the US. The 2008 salmonella outbreak in the US was the largest since the 80s, and that was spread by cilantro and peppers.

2009 saw a big salmonella outbreak in the US spread by peanut products. If you're worried about unsanitary factory conditions, you probably don't want to read up on that.

Big ag is gross whether it's plant or animal.