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  1. Kelly Acosta

    Kelly Acosta DI Junior Member

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    I know about calburo growing up...my grandma uses it too. So far nobody died of cancer in my family. At any rate, I like to buy my fruits unripened anyway--can't force myself to eat all the ripened fruits at the same time--nice to schedule eating each type as they ripened.
     
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    Kelly Acosta, Jan 25, 2019
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  2. Outcast

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    your right. it makes absolutely no sense to want to ripen the fruit faster, it ripens faster than they can sell it already..
     
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    Outcast, Jan 23, 2019
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  3. Rye83

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    Well, no one ever provided a link to a study that stated what the actual numbers were for the increased cancer risk, probably because no one knows, so I thought I would just pull a random one outta my :mooning: so Google can index this thread and add it to the list of sh*t sources I found when looking for the answer. :thumbsup:

    However, just because something is in widespread use doesn't mean it is good for ya. Someone had to eventually come around and tell your generation to stop munching on those lead-based paint chips and asbestos. This chemical mentioned in the OP could be extremely nasty and, just like what happened with lead-based paint and asbestos, their manufacturers could very well be covering information/studies up that prove their dangers just so they can keep turning a profit. Or not, I dunno.
     
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    Rye83, Jan 28, 2019
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  4. Philpots

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    Yup my wife knows about this stuff too having just discussed it with her. She says its been used for a long long time, she knows about it from her school days and it appears its a common thing but she claims it cant be smelled. She smells the ripeness of the fruit, not whats on it. It seems its odorless and is removed as the skin is peeled off (Mangos and bananas). Harmful? Maybe but she hasnt heard of any sickness from its use. (She is now 45 and from her school days that would be a long time to judge its effects and for that to become known. She thinks less of it is used now, the vendors relying on a certain leaf to have the same or similar affect.
     
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    Philpots, Jan 28, 2019
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  5. ShawnM

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    I asked my wife about this tonight and it is used in various markets, apparently well known for many fruits and veggies. Illegal but very common; something I did not know before the OP but the wife knows about this practice and the stalls she stays away from (this info is from Tanjay, not Dumaguete).

    Shawn
     
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    ShawnM, Jan 26, 2019
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    There is an organic market in Daro, I assume they don't use calburo or another kind of that stuff, of course, you never know
     
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    Liverpool fan, Jan 25, 2019
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  7. Ares Alexakis

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    I wrote this thing l discovered not for you or those people who think they know best but for innocent poeple who know nothing but just buy what they find in the market. To alarm everyone who cares and most of all for vendors to STOP ripening fruits artificially.
     
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    Ares Alexakis, Jan 25, 2019
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  8. tuba-coma

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    surprises me to hear; i cannot imagine that the vendors spend extra money for chemical treatment of their fruits....
     
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    tuba-coma, Jan 24, 2019
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  9. Show Pony

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    I've seen worse. In Bahrain the fruit and vegetable vendors would spray Raid (same as Baygon) on the products to keep the flies off.
     
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    Show Pony, Jan 23, 2019
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