Every year the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a report on the most pesticide-contaminated vegetables and fruits on the market. The list is called The Dirty Dozen, and consists of produce that is important to buy organic, or use a special wash to remove the pesticides. The list changes [...]
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Two Vegetables Reported “Extraordinarily Toxic” Yet Not a Part of the New “Dirty Dozen”
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has published a new report for the 2021 shopping season that rates produce on the amount of pesticides they are likely to contain, part of its famous ‘Dirty Dozen’ and ‘Clean Fifteen’ series. Strawberries have continued to rank high yet again, taking first place [...]
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Can’t Buy All Organic? These Two Favorite Fruits Contain Virtually No Detectable Pesticides
The world is still not fully on board the organic living train just yet, but sales of organic produce are booming mainly because people want to avoid synthetic pesticide residues on their food. Organic growers use far less pesticides and herbicides don’t use the synthetic types like glyphosate and [...]
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