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Of the 46 items included in our analysis, these 12 fruits and vegetables were most contaminated with pesticides: Strawberries The average American eats about eight pounds of fresh strawberries a year – and with them, dozens of pesticides, including chemicals that have been linked to cancer and reproductive damage, or that are banned in Europe.
Mar 21, 2024 · March 21, 2024. Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) analyzes the most recent USDA data to compile its infamous Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen lists. These list the types of fruits and vegetables that tend to be grown with the most and least pesticides, based on the latest available numbers.
Dirty Dozen™. Of the 46 items included in our analysis, these 12 fruits and vegetables were most contaminated with pesticides. 1. Strawberries. 2. Spinach. 3. Kale, collard & mustard greens. 4. Grapes. 5. Peaches. 6. Pears. 7. Nectarines. 8. Apples. 9. Bell & hot Peppers. 10. Cherries. 11. Blueberries. 12. Green Beans.
Mar 25, 2024 · Strawberries, spinach, and kale rank the highest among dirty dozen produce with potential pesticide contamination. Here are the fruits and vegetables to always buy organic.
Apr 7, 2022 · Strawberries and spinach continue to top the annual list of the “Dirty Dozen” fruits and veggies that contain the highest levels of pesticides, followed by three greens – kale, collard...
Mar 20, 2024 · Across fruits and vegetables from EWG’s Dirty Dozen™ – the component of the Shopper’s Guide that identifies the 12 non-organic, or conventional, fresh produce with the most pesticides – four of the five most frequently detected chemicals the fungicides fludioxonil, pyraclostrobin, boscalid and pyrimethanil.
Dec 5, 2022 · The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently released their annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. The guide includes the Dirty Dozen list of the twelve fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticide residues and the Clean Fifteen list of produce with the lowest pesticide levels.
