It has been a while since I have posted or seen this posted: Nearly all of the data used took into account how people typically wash and prepare produce - for example, apples were washed and bananas peeled before testing. Of the fruit and vegetable categories tested, the following Clean 15 foods had the lowest pesticide load, and consequently are the safest conventionally grown crops to consume from the standpoint of pesticide contamination: The Foods you dont need to buy ORGANIC: Avocados Sweet corn Pineapples Cabbage Sweet peas (frozen) Onions Asparagus Mangoes Papayas Kiwi Eggplant Grapefruit Cantaloupe (domestic) Cauliflower Sweet potatoes The following Dirty Dozen Plus had the highest pesticide load, making them the most important to buy organic versions - or to grow them organically yourself: Apples Strawberries Grapes Celery Peaches Spinach Sweet bell peppers Nectarines (imported) Cucumbers Cherry tomatoes Snap peas (imported) Potatoes Plus these which may contain organophosphate insecticides, which EWG characterizes as HIGHLY TOXIC and of special concern: Hot peppers Blueberries (domestic)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 16:12:34 +0000
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