I just emailed Earthfare, Fresh Thyme and Aldi asking them to not carry foods with Apeel. I couldn't find an email for Costco, so I plan to call them this week! We must speak up with our voices and money!
Get that through yappy Congress? It has to be people. It’s too easy to get them advised, once and for all, you are harming the consumer and the environment. We’re not going to put up with it. If the reason they use chemicals is to make more shelf life….open the land to people who wish to be growers.
It’s up to us. Federal government can’t patrol the grocery aisles. Corporations get away with it because we let them. There’s not enough competition, they do what they want. Withhold our business is effective, but slow. But it’s the only way. We are blessed with sites like this, so we not only know….we can forward in an email to others. What should be understood…they’d sell more doing it right. If apples are in and on the truck…they know that. Let me know…see you in the morning. Wish they’d bring back fruit and veg wagons. Actually before my time, but I’ve seen pictures. Must have been heaven.
Whole Foods in Sugar Land, Texas does not carry any product with Apeel according to the produce manager, Maria this morning! 4/2/2024 ! Thanks for your information and efforts! 🙏🙏🙏
Well done video, with valuable information. Driscoll’s, Natural Grocers, and Good Earth are heroes for standing against Gatesey and his minions. Thank you for your time and effort in assembling these facts.
Yes, thank you for posting Driscoll’s company which refuses to have their products sprayed with apeel. I will definitely purchase from them knowing their fruit is safe. Thank you for your time and effort, I know it’s a lot of work. Keep up the great work and please keep us informed.
I just found out that all the fruit in Asda and Tesco and most of Aldi in the UK have been using this Apeel coating since 2022, with no information about it in their stores. This is disgraceful and disgusting and that’s my finish with those stores. I think Morrisons don’t use it so I will be frequenting their stores from now on.
Complete respect and admiration for being a voice to this subject!!! Our food is everything as our bodies are everything that keep us in our purpose and aligned with our highest optimal health!!! Thank you! We deserve the best!!!
I was shocked to recently found out about most stores using apeel. You’re right, we need to reach out to the stores regarding this toxic junk being put on our food. We also need to write and speak with our government representatives to let them know we don’t want this on our food and if it is on our food, our food needs to be clearly labeled that it is tainted with these ingredients and that gassing our fruits and vegetables- even the organic ones, needs to be disclosed as well. Thank you for sharing this.
Got a return call from Costco this morning (from an East Coast rep) after leaving my message. The interesting thing is the guy said they would not be using these products. But when I asked where they would be posting this confirmation, he said they wouldn't be. They would not be making any public statements against using the products. This doesn't work for me.
I called another produce manager headquartered in the state of Washington. I was told...Costco partnered with Apeel in early 2018. Later that same year, Costco cancelled their contract with Apeel with no plans to ever use Apeel again. I was read a media release that said Costco and Harps both signed on to allow Apeel on their produce. Costco dropped Apeel, however Harps did not. I have some Harps zucchini is my frig right now....it is going in the trash!
Thank you so much for your efforts and this information. I cannot believe that more people have not commented on this video. I am going to start calling around to my local stores as well. I live in Iowa. I agree that there are too many large corporate entities now and not enough small private owned businesses. These corporate monsters don’t care .
I stopped renewing my 23 year membership at Costco when they continued to sell Round Up in spite of research saying it was a dangerous chemical to all parts of life. Their greed was expressed in these words “we will continue to sell products that the consumer desires to buy”. So much for integrity.
Yay for Driscoll! I bought some of their gorgeous raspberries last month. Ugh. Awful. Just complete lack of flavor….I fed them to my chickens. I’m lucky enough to have raspberry plants that will be producing sweet tasty berries soon. But for the rest of the fruits and veg? And the rest of our population? Very sad! I’m admiring your attitude - keep up the good fight! 💪🏻
Pretty sure that most of the population in the U.S. has no idea what real fruit and veggies taste like. I just finished the last peach off my trees and I will sadly count the days until next summers harvest.
Thank you for all your hard work! I shop almost exclusively at Natural Grocers and saw their sign that they will Not be selling any produce with Apeel poisons sprayed on them. ❤
What a great article, great site. I subscribed immediately. I started online grocery shopping about two years ago. You learn what to buy and what to leave alone. Produce is tough or impossible. Pragmatism….can’t much send a spouse or kid…ripe is in the mind of the beholder. Celery, though? Celery is or it isn’t, right? Right?? Can’t buy celery if it’s to be delivered. Your article here is phenomenal. Each one, teach one. Be involved. Give them feedback. Then give them grief. My current crusade is palm oil. It’s in everything. Whatever you did before using palm oil, do that again. Palm oil in peanut butter….what did you do with the peanuts' oil? Only we can make them change. Get kids to help. Take screenshots of the ingredients list, label and catalog. Bring up consumer contact page. Company wants the packing codes, take a picture. Companies used to be consumer friendly….they should pay for the feedback ….they need to listen. They’re used to June Cleaver, shirtwaist dress and heels cleaning an already clean kitchen. Uhhhh, no.
Yes, I will be supporting Driscolls. I contacted them to ask about Apeel and similar coatings. Their answer was reassuring: "Thank you for contacting Driscoll's Consumer Services. I recently received your inquiry regarding whether or not we use Apeel on our Driscoll’s berries. Thank you for taking the time to ask about our growing practices. We are happy to advised that Driscoll's does not use Apeel on the fresh berries and will not us it in the future.
Driscoll's berries are not sprayed or treated at all. Farms that use Synthetic Material to control pest can only apply it to the soil and in between growing seasons. They are not allowed to treat the berries or the plants with anything.
We at Driscoll's use beneficial bugs to keep away harmful bugs, we also use the Driscoll's Patented BugVac to gently vacuum our fields.
We are the leading supplier and marketer of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries in the world. For over 100 years, Driscoll’s has been a family-owned company and, in conjunction with our experienced, dedicated independent farmers, we take great pride in providing the safest, freshest, most flavorful berries possible.
Thank you for your support of Driscoll’s and for taking the time to share your concerns.
Hey girl! Thanks for bringing this to public attention!. First heard of Apeel being applied to fresh produce 2 weeks ago. Doing my best to stay healthy. 👍
Oh my goodness 😢 Thank you for these clear instructions on how to help stop this madness. I will put this on my personal and business FB pages. I will start calling and emailing. Blessings to you - let’s open our hearts wide to invite others to save their own health , their families and our communities. ❣️😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Well done…. its the only thing we’ve ever done….get mad first. All else will follow. What’s their logic? Keep it on the shelves longer. Give them more time to Not Buy.
I'm working very hard at growing my own vegetables. I don't think we have much of a choice. However I will be contacting the stores I shop at. Thanks so much for this video
Thank you for the information. I plan on being much more conscious of these companies that sneak things into and on my food. We have the right to know.
Glad to see your efforts!!! I’m also alarmed at the addition of bioengineered foods in products. I shopped Whole Foods and found this in almost all their pastries like cookies, cakes and pies.
Here in the Philippines we're facing similar challenges with some food manufacturers on call backs. It was not like this before only after the vAX mandate. They lack professional protocol and give appearance of no interest to commit on their word, customer service slowly being withdrawn from the consumer. Additionally, as the United Nations continues to reduce production and global distribution of fertilizer, many crops will suffer shortfalls and the quality of produce will take a turn for the worse, resulting in smaller quantities of produce with shorter shelf life. And, with that, wholesale and retail companies will be "forced" to accept Apeel against their motivations so that the small quantities they do have on the shelf can appear to stay fresh beyond 48 hrs. Btw, nice reporting! ❤
Thank you very much Green Smoothie Girl!!! I will try to contact grocers and to let them know how the public feels about this travesty. You are amazing!
Green Smoothie Girl, you are, and always have been a wonderful advocate for our health. Thank you for this video. I plan on doing this and I will post what happens. I live in California near the Sand City store.
Thank you for your efforts. I already buy Driscolls and Good Earth so it's nice to know they don't put apeel on thier products. In my area we have a Sams club and Publix so I will have to see if they sell produce with apeel.
Thank you so much for all this legwork. I was feeling so stressed out about this, but given everything I have going on in my life including my job and my kids. I was trying to figure out when I would have time to investigate this. I just subscribed because I appreciate so much that you are investigating this and advocating on our behalf!
Good for them. I’m seeing this in my local grocery store now. I can’t wait until local orchards are selling their fresh grown produce and I will be checking to make sure they don’t use chemicals that cause hormonal disruptions.
Thannk you sharing the companies that pledge not to use Apeel. Also, thank you for showing us the letters you wrote and for step by step guidance on how to step up for ourselves in yhis matter. I'm also happy that we have a Natural Grocers near me, so I'll be shopping there from now on until I find out about the use of Apeel at the store closest to me.
99,000+ views, video created 7 months ago, and not a single comment (mine is the first)? How can that be? What happened?! Thank you Green Smoothie Girl for this video,
Thank you so much for your effort I know there are other people doing the same except they didn't make a video about it but we do need to have this communication it is IMMENSELY important 🙏
Thank you for doing this work. I instinctively stopped buying produce about two years ago, but I didn't know why. I'm a vegetarian, so this is serious. Now I know why I stopped buying it.
Thank you for sharing this video. I learned of apeel today. I'm not happy about it. I've been buying organic foods for about 12 years. And to learn some retailers use that is very disturbing and not transparent at all. I've already attempted making phone calls and did some emails and I will continue to do so. Thank you so much for the information.
I just emailed Earthfare, Fresh Thyme and Aldi asking them to not carry foods with Apeel. I couldn't find an email for Costco, so I plan to call them this week! We must speak up with our voices and money!
Thank you! I shop primarily at Aldi because it’s so affordable
It's time to defund the FDA when the citizens are forced to do their job.
Amen!
Get that through yappy Congress?
It has to be people. It’s too easy to get them advised, once and for all, you are harming the consumer and the environment. We’re not going to put up with it.
If the reason they use chemicals is to make more shelf life….open the land to people who wish to be growers.
They approved experimental gene therapy and Biden mandated it...what does that tell you?
Its pathetic that in 2024 we need to worry about corporations contaminating our food supply while our corrupt government does nothing to stop it.
It’s up to us. Federal government can’t patrol the grocery aisles.
Corporations get away with it because we let them. There’s not enough competition, they do what they want.
Withhold our business is effective, but slow. But it’s the only way.
We are blessed with sites like this, so we not only know….we can forward in an email to others.
What should be understood…they’d sell more doing it right. If apples are in and on the truck…they know
that. Let me know…see you in the morning.
Wish they’d bring back fruit and veg wagons.
Actually before my time, but I’ve seen pictures. Must have been heaven.
The EU is ahead of us in this way.
They're actually guilty of murdering the American people slowly!
Mass lawsuits!
Stop it !?? they'd be promoting it!
I can`t believe how hard it is to find food without toxic crap on it. Thanks for making this video!
Thank you Green Smoothie Girl. Thank you Driscoll's, Good Earth, and Natural Grocers!
I live in Utah, and I will now have to pay The Good Earth a visit. If they are Apeel-free I'll support their company.
Whole Foods in Sugar Land, Texas does not carry any product with Apeel according to the produce manager, Maria this morning! 4/2/2024 ! Thanks for your information and efforts! 🙏🙏🙏
We need food co-ops.
They will be illegal, already are in many states.
Well done video, with valuable information. Driscoll’s, Natural Grocers, and Good Earth are heroes for standing against Gatesey and his minions. Thank you for your time and effort in assembling these facts.
Yes, thank you for posting Driscoll’s company which refuses to have their products sprayed with apeel. I will definitely purchase from them knowing their fruit is safe. Thank you for your time and effort, I know it’s a lot of work. Keep up the great work and please keep us informed.
We need to speak out with our voices and money!!
See RFK jr latest rant on these foods and vaccines. We need to support his efforts, -Congress wont do it.
Good on you . . . Together we win. Vote everyday with $$$$.
Keep this going!!! We need to unite and stand against these chemicals and stand for small business who care. Thank you!
Unless they put it on a label to be legally accountable, then it cannot be certain.
I just found out that all the fruit in Asda and Tesco and most of Aldi in the UK have been using this Apeel coating since 2022, with no information about it in their stores. This is disgraceful and disgusting and that’s my finish with those stores. I think Morrisons don’t use it so I will be frequenting their stores from now on.
Apeel is categorized as organic because it is from "resin". Beware!
Thank you Driscoll.
I will 100% support those ethical companies
Complete respect and admiration for being a voice to this subject!!! Our food is everything as our bodies are everything that keep us in our purpose and aligned with our highest optimal health!!! Thank you! We deserve the best!!!
Most stores probably do not know anything about it. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Damn shame
😊 Thank you Driscoll
I was shocked to recently found out about most stores using apeel. You’re right, we need to reach out to the stores regarding this toxic junk being put on our food. We also need to write and speak with our government representatives to let them know we don’t want this on our food and if it is on our food, our food needs to be clearly labeled that it is tainted with these ingredients and that gassing our fruits and vegetables- even the organic ones, needs to be disclosed as well. Thank you for sharing this.
Got a return call from Costco this morning (from an East Coast rep) after leaving my message. The interesting thing is the guy said they would not be using these products. But when I asked where they would be posting this confirmation, he said they wouldn't be. They would not be making any public statements against using the products.
This doesn't work for me.
They know this is war !
I called another produce manager headquartered in the state of Washington. I was told...Costco partnered with Apeel in early 2018. Later that same year, Costco cancelled their contract with Apeel with no plans to ever use Apeel again. I was read a media release that said Costco and Harps both signed on to allow Apeel on their produce. Costco dropped Apeel, however Harps did not. I have some Harps zucchini is my frig right now....it is going in the trash!
thank you for sharing.
Is that a corporate policy for Costco, or a regional decision?
GreenSmothieGirl- many many thanks for your hard work on everyone’s behalf! Go Driscoll’s!!
THANK YOU! We need everyone to stand up and speak out about this!
I just called my local Target and spoke with the produce manager who had no clue if they carried it and had never heard of it.
Thank you so much for your efforts and this information. I cannot believe that more people have not commented on this video. I am going to start calling around to my local stores as well. I live in Iowa. I agree that there are too many large corporate entities now and not enough small private owned businesses. These corporate monsters don’t care .
God Bless you Geeen Smoothie Girl! We are begins you & support you!❤
I stopped renewing my 23 year membership at Costco when they continued to sell Round Up in spite of research saying it was a dangerous chemical to all parts of life.
Their greed was expressed in these words “we will continue to sell products that the consumer desires to buy”. So much for integrity.
Yay for Driscoll! I bought some of their gorgeous raspberries last month. Ugh. Awful. Just complete lack of flavor….I fed them to my chickens. I’m lucky enough to have raspberry plants that will be producing sweet tasty berries soon. But for the rest of the fruits and veg? And the rest of our population? Very sad! I’m admiring your attitude - keep up the good fight! 💪🏻
Pretty sure that most of the population in the U.S. has no idea what real fruit and veggies taste like. I just finished the last peach off my trees and I will sadly count the days until next summers harvest.
Thank you for your activism and your ethical approach to your activism.
Thank you for all your hard work! I shop almost exclusively at Natural Grocers and saw their sign that they will Not be selling any produce with Apeel poisons sprayed on them. ❤
I have stayed clear of all fruit since I heard about apeel several months ago....I will support all Driscoll products now. Thank-you!
Thanks for your comments. I am just as concerned as you are about this newest attack on our health. You are doing amazing work!
What a great article, great site. I subscribed immediately.
I started online grocery shopping about two years ago. You learn what to buy and what to leave alone.
Produce is tough or impossible.
Pragmatism….can’t much send a spouse or kid…ripe is in the mind of the beholder.
Celery, though? Celery is or it isn’t, right? Right?? Can’t buy celery if it’s to be delivered.
Your article here is phenomenal. Each one, teach one. Be involved. Give them feedback. Then give them grief.
My current crusade is palm oil. It’s in everything. Whatever you did before using palm oil, do that again.
Palm oil in peanut butter….what did you do with the peanuts' oil?
Only we can make them change.
Get kids to help. Take screenshots of the ingredients list,
label and catalog. Bring up consumer contact page. Company wants the packing codes, take a picture.
Companies used to be consumer friendly….they should pay for the feedback ….they need to listen.
They’re used to June Cleaver, shirtwaist dress and heels cleaning an already clean kitchen. Uhhhh, no.
The idea of not being poisoned really appeals to me
Thank you, spreading the word.
Yes, I will be supporting Driscolls. I contacted them to ask about Apeel and similar coatings. Their answer was reassuring: "Thank you for contacting Driscoll's Consumer Services. I recently received your inquiry regarding whether or not we use Apeel on our Driscoll’s berries. Thank you for taking the time to ask about our growing practices. We are happy to advised that Driscoll's does not use Apeel on the fresh berries and will not us it in the future.
Driscoll's berries are not sprayed or treated at all. Farms that use Synthetic Material to control pest can only apply it to the soil and in between growing seasons. They are not allowed to treat the berries or the plants with anything.
We at Driscoll's use beneficial bugs to keep away harmful bugs, we also use the Driscoll's Patented BugVac to gently vacuum our fields.
We are the leading supplier and marketer of fresh strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries in the world. For over 100 years, Driscoll’s has been a family-owned company and, in conjunction with our experienced, dedicated independent farmers, we take great pride in providing the safest, freshest, most flavorful berries possible.
Thank you for your support of Driscoll’s and for taking the time to share your concerns.
thank you for sharing.
Hey girl! Thanks for bringing this to public attention!. First heard of Apeel being applied to fresh produce 2 weeks ago. Doing my best to stay healthy. 👍
Oh my goodness 😢
Thank you for these clear instructions on how to help stop this madness. I will put this on my personal and business FB pages. I will start calling and emailing. Blessings to you - let’s open our hearts wide to invite others to save their own health , their families and our communities. ❣️😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Well done….
its the only thing we’ve ever done….get mad first. All else will follow.
What’s their logic? Keep it on the shelves longer. Give them more time to Not Buy.
I'm working very hard at growing my own vegetables. I don't think we have much of a choice. However I will be contacting the stores I shop at. Thanks so much for this video
I appreciate all your info and effort to get this message out to the public. Seems we are up against a Goliath !!
Thank you for the information. I plan on being much more conscious of these companies that sneak things into and on my food. We have the right to know.
Glad to see your efforts!!!
I’m also alarmed at the addition of bioengineered foods in products. I shopped Whole Foods and found this in almost all their pastries like cookies, cakes and pies.
Great job! You go girl! Thank you!
Thanks for doing what you're doing. Everyone and every living thing on Earth is benefiting from your efforts.
Here in the Philippines we're facing similar challenges with some food manufacturers on call backs. It was not like this before only after the vAX mandate. They lack professional protocol and give appearance of no interest to commit on their word, customer service slowly being withdrawn from the consumer. Additionally, as the United Nations continues to reduce production and global distribution of fertilizer, many crops will suffer shortfalls and the quality of produce will take a turn for the worse, resulting in smaller quantities of produce with shorter shelf life. And, with that, wholesale and retail companies will be "forced" to accept Apeel against their motivations so that the small quantities they do have on the shelf can appear to stay fresh beyond 48 hrs. Btw, nice reporting! ❤
Thank you very much for this video as it is a very concerning thing happening now and everybody needs to be aware thank you so much
Good on you for what you are doing. Thank you
Thank you so much for addressing this!!!
Thank you and I will be asking my produce managers. I'll be looking for any updates you have done as well.
Thank you for advocating for the health of all peoples
thank you for your effort to bring more info. I m very surprised O comments after 7 months , something not right .
Good job , well done and I have been doing the same thing. Asking if the store has produce with Apeel is on it , they didn’t know.
Thank you for your efforts. Keep it up.
Thank you very much Green Smoothie Girl!!! I will try to contact grocers and to let them know how the public feels about this travesty. You are amazing!
Thank you for this message.
In Colorado Natural grocery stores say they will not sell Apeel.
Green Smoothie Girl, you are, and always have been a wonderful advocate for our health. Thank you for this video. I plan on doing this and I will post what happens. I live in California near the Sand City store.
Thank you for your efforts. I already buy Driscolls and Good Earth so it's nice to know they don't put apeel on thier products. In my area we have a Sams club and Publix so I will have to see if they sell produce with apeel.
Thank you!!!
I’ll pass this on
Thank you so much for all this legwork. I was feeling so stressed out about this, but given everything I have going on in my life including my job and my kids. I was trying to figure out when I would have time to investigate this. I just subscribed because I appreciate so much that you are investigating this and advocating on our behalf!
At this point it is important to teach our children simple skills that we used to teach about growing our own food.
Thank you for making this video and motivational message!
Thank you for the update on this! I live in a small town in Ohio and will be inquiring!
Thank again!
Thank you for sharing this.
you're welcome.
Good for them. I’m seeing this in my local grocery store now. I can’t wait until local orchards are selling their fresh grown produce and I will be checking to make sure they don’t use chemicals that cause hormonal disruptions.
Thannk you sharing the companies that pledge not to use Apeel. Also, thank you for showing us the letters you wrote and for step by step guidance on how to step up for ourselves in yhis matter.
I'm also happy that we have a Natural Grocers near me, so I'll be shopping there from now on until I find out about the use of Apeel at the store closest to me.
I just found this. Thank you so much!
Thank you for covering this and informing us what we can do to try to stop these types of things.
99,000+ views, video created 7 months ago, and not a single comment (mine is the first)? How can that be? What happened?!
Thank you Green Smoothie Girl for this video,
Shadow banning is big on YT. That and people finding out they have been mysteriously unsubscribed from controversial channels.
Thank you so much. This is excellent and I’m glad to know Natural Grocers has committed to avoiding Apeel.
Thank you so much for your effort I know there are other people doing the same except they didn't make a video about it but we do need to have this communication it is IMMENSELY important 🙏
Agree, thank you!
Thank you so much!🙏🏼💜
I can't believe there are no comments on this video. Thanks for doing this as I don't know much about this apeel stuff. Thanks again.
Thank you for sharing.
Well done Green Smoothie Girl👏👏
Sharing this. I appreciate your efforts. 😊
Thank you for this information! I appreciate it.
Thank you, have shared your message.
Thank you!!!🙏🏻💕🇨🇦
Thank you for doing this work. I instinctively stopped buying produce about two years ago, but I didn't know why. I'm a vegetarian, so this is serious. Now I know why I stopped buying it.
Thank you Robin! I AM WITH YOU!! People better wake up! Driscoll has always been quality produce!
NO APEEL!!
Thank you for sharing this video. I learned of apeel today. I'm not happy about it. I've been buying organic foods for about 12 years. And to learn some retailers use that is very disturbing and not transparent at all. I've already attempted making phone calls and did some emails and I will continue to do so. Thank you so much for the information.
Thank you for sharing this information!
Thank-you so much for this!
Very important information…
Thank you for all your put offered
Youre doing great work, thank you for standing up for us all.
Thank you for putting this video out. ❤️
Thank You for Your effort in this area ! it is appreciated.👍
THANK YOU for your efforts!
I appreciate the information and the fact that you have tried to speak to the food companies. I also congratulate you ion being civil in doing so.
Thank you! For giving directions on what to do. And everything you have done so far!
Thank you so much for caring. I will definitely look into it.
Thank you GSG! Just wrote to Driscolls… now on to others…. Please keep up the great work!!
I appreciate your dedication. Respect
I will be sharing this, thanks!
Thank you for this information. Sharing!
And..I thank you for your efforts on this Apeel issue.
Thank you for checking this.
Many do not comprehend.