Is it still safe to eat apples? | France 2 | Envoyé Spécial

The apple is the favorite fruit of the French, who eat 19 kilos per year. It’s a cheap fruit that is said to be good for health. On the shelves there are always the old regulars: Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala. However, each year, producers launch new varieties with exotic names: Fuji, Kanzi, Pink Lady and Red Love… each one lovelier and shapelier. Do these plastic-perfect apples conceal some secret? We investigated the star product of our markets. Apples require more pesticides than most fruits. They undergo an average of 30 sprayings of chemical substances per crop. In the Limousin, cradle of the Golden Delicious, not only farmers, but local residents too, fear for their health. Are they right to be concerned? We discovered that once they have been harvested a powerful preservative is applied to most apples in France. What effect does this product have on the health of the consumer?