Getting the Word out about 'Apeel'

Most people have not heard of 'Apeel'

I have been telling everyone I come across about the new toxic coating ‘Apeel’ that has been approved to be put on our fruits and vegetables. So far, I have not come across anyone who has heard of it. I have a booth at the local farmer’s market, last Thursday, here in Westland, Michigan where I live and I had flyers to hand out about ‘Apeel’. No one had heard of it and the people who sell produce at the market had not either and they were very interested to learn more about it.

This is my third blog I have written about ‘Apeel’ and everyone I talk to about it, post on social media about it or send emails to about it, wants more information about it, so I will keep sharing the places I am getting information about ‘Apeel’.

Just like when GMO food came out and I started talking about it, most had not heard of genetically modifying food. I have been teaching to stay away from GMO food or anything made this way for years. Just like I am sounding the alarm bell now about ‘Apeel’.

Some people who I have shared this information with have not been so fast to see the harmful effects of putting this on our foods. Why may you ask? Because the website for ‘Apeel’ says it is made with plants and only has one ingredient. Therefore, they come to the conclusion it is not so bad. Let’s use this analogy, that would be like asking the people who created GMO food, if the food is harmful for us to eat… of course they are going to say it is safe and lie to get it into the public! Can we use common sense here and not use the information from the creator of the ‘made for profit’ item if it is good for us?

The website for ‘Apeel’ (to me) is just disgusting, lying about how good it is for us and our food. (I will not share that link here, if you are interested in seeing it just google ‘Apeel’.) Here is a quote from the website totally misleading about what it is made from and also that it is perfectly safe for even infants or the elderly to ingest. “Apeel is composed entirely of purified monoglycerides and diglycerides, edible compounds that can be found in a variety of foods. They are safe to eat as verified by regulatory authorities around the world, including Health Canada, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the World Health Organization (WHO). In fact, they are so safe they can be found in products designed for the most sensitive populations, including infant formula and nutrition shakes for the elderly.”

Now for the truth.

This comes directly from the FDA Papers about ‘Apeel’.

• Contains: Lead, Arsenic, Cadmium, Palladium and Mercury

• Contains: Citric Acid which is almost always derived from GMO corn

• Contains: Soap, sodium oleate (yes, extra salt, sodium in your diet)

• Contains: Ethyl acetate, a flavoring agent, used in solvents, paints, lacquers, perfumes and processed foods, which is toxic if ingested or inhaled

• Heptane: Used in test fuels, petroleum refinements, cements and inks

• Contains: Toluene, a highly toxic chemical with a wide range of detrimental health effects when inhaled, swallowed or when comes in contact with skin or eyes

The link for the FDA papers: https://www.fda.gov/media/135999/download

Here is a quote and the link to the Organic Consumers Association brief article, “Our conclusion is that Apeel carries the same health problems of similar preservatives commonly used to extend the shelf-life of ultra-processed food. On that basis alone, our advice is to avoid Apeel, including the version used on Starr Ranch’s organic apples, known as Organipeel.” https://organicconsumers.org/this-weeks-newsletter-organic-bytes-newsletter-804-how-did-apeel-get-into-usda-organic/

The Organic Consumers Association has created a form to fill out to be sent to the Organic Material Review Institute to ask, how did ‘Aplee’ get into the USDA organic? You can fill it out here: https://advocacy.organicconsumers.org/page/52769/action/1

Here is the link for Dr. Sherri Tenpenny’s blog about ‘Apeel’. She has background information about the founder of the California based company, Apeel Science, James Rogers, Ph.D. An interesting quote from Dr. Tenpenny’s blog: “Apeel is made from vegetable waste that are by-products of farming that are generally thrown away, such as grape pressings, orange peels, tomato skins, and watermelon rinds, leaves or stems. In 2018, Rogers stated his company would transition to using synthetic biology rather than extracting its ingredients from real food.” Link:

What They Are Doing to Our Fruits and Veggies

Spread the word to everyone you know about toxic coating being put on our produce. Everyone I have talked to about it is very upset that this is being put on their food and very mad about it also, especially on organic food.

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