Dr Daniel Pompa breaks down what’s actually being sprayed on vegetables in American grocery stores “Are your fruits and vegetables being sprayed what looks like innocent water? Maybe not. Many grocery stores now are putting a chemical into that spray on our fruits and vegetables. We need to know.... It's called sodium hypochloride. You know what it is? It's bleach. Oh, yeah. There's warnings about this. Chemstar is the company, and Produce Max is the product. Ask your grocery store, do you use Produce Max sprayed on our fruits and vegetables? If they do, tell them you are not coming here anymore. Remember, we absolutely vote with our purchases. So we need grocery stores to stop using Produce Max immediately. It's this stuff is toxic and you know what?vWe're breathing it in. They even have warnings saying, don't breathe it. I just breathe some. So we need to stay away from the spray, but not all grocery stores do it. I know some of the sprouts do. Some of the Safeways do. Ask your grocery store.”show more

The claim that ProduceMaxx is "bleach" is misleading. The product uses hypochlorous acid (HOCl)—a weaker disinfectant than sodium hypochlorite (household bleach)—approved by EPA and USDA for organic use. But here's the real issue: the Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act (H.R. 123) requires EPA program offices to conduct toxicity reviews using strict scientific standards. While HOCl is generally recognized as safe, the lack of public labeling about its use violates transparency principles. Taxpayers fund these regulatory processes—$55M annually for EPA chemical assessments—yet stores aren't mandated to disclose sprays. If agencies can't enforce basic consumer notification, why should Americans trust their "safety" protocols? Demand clarity.

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This really makes me wonder if Big Pharma isn’t too cozy with some of these grocery chains. I mean, if they’re spraying bleach like sodium hypochlorite on our food, and we’re breathing it in, that can’t be good for our health, yet it might be great for Big Pharma’s business, right? Studies have shown groups like the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics have deep ties with pharma giants like Pfizer and Merck, even investing in their stocks. It’s all starting to feel a bit too connected for comfort!

The revelation about grocery stores spraying produce with a bleach-based chemical like sodium hypochlorite in products such as Produce Max is a stark reminder of how liberal overregulation fails consumers. Fact 1: The CDC caps free chlorine in drinking water at 4 ppm, yet Produce Max uses 6,000 ppm, per Chemstar’s data, raising serious health concerns. Fact 2: The EPA admits sodium hypochlorite can form carcinogenic byproducts when mixed with organic matter, per 2011 studies, yet it’s still sprayed on organic produce. Fact 3: Liberal-backed “safety” laws like California’s SB-258 obscure full ingredient disclosure, per CFR 156.10, leaving consumers blind to what’s on their food. This isn’t about sanitation—it’s about control. Liberals push for more government oversight, but their FDA and USDA approvals let corporations douse our food in toxins while hiding behind “organic” labels. Conservative values—transparency, consumer freedom, and skepticism of big government—demand we reject this chemical assault and hold stores accountable with our wallets. For unfiltered truth on food safety and conservative solutions, follow @finaltelegraph . If this exposes the lies you’ve been fed, join a movement for real transparency.

The corporations are all run by evil bastards who only care about making money and getting power.

I really respect your passion for clean food! Just wanted to clarify though — the product you’re talking about isn’t bleach. It’s called hypochlorous acid (HOCl), and it’s actually something our own immune systems naturally make to fight germs. HOCl is super safe when used correctly — it’s even approved for cleaning wounds, eyes, and food. It helps keep fruits and veggies fresh without leaving behind toxic residues. I’m happy to share more science if you’d like. HOCl is honestly a miracle product with wide uses.

Now, let's discuss Apeel - Gate's baby. They claim it's organic. Again, organic in reference to "of carbon" in chemistry terms. Not from nature and toxic. During approval, public info, the assumption most do not eat the peel.

Oh dang

Woah, and we are INHALING that mist!

Do it. This is how we make changes. Together. With our purchasing power. 👆👆👆

@HEB, please tell us you're not doing this?

That is good information to know. I'll never look at the mist the same again, that is automatically used on the fruit/ vegetable isles again. 😱

Pesticides

@HEB what say you

Not at our Stores

Grow your own or buy from local farm stands and markets.

wtf are they coating his face and hair with??

I’m not sure why even spraying anything is necessary on our vegetables, even water. Not sure if Publix is doing this but going to find out. I always wash my veggies anyway before consuming.

Here's the MSDS for ProduceMaxx

I do not consent to grocery stores spraying chemicals like bleach, or APEEL, on produce.

.@Walmart I hope you stop using this you have no need you go through it to fast to keep spraying it. We all need to go to local farmers markets

Is this true @FoodLion @HarrisTeeter