"There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can adversely affect people, especially during vulnerable periods of fetal development and childhood when exposures can have long lasting effects. Because the toxic effects of pesticides are worrisome, not well understood, or in some cases completely unstudied, shoppers are wise to minimize exposure to pesticides whenever possible."
(taken from Food News, from Environmental Working Group website)
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has put together the 4th edition of the Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. Get the downloadable guide FOR FREE right here, and read more about why pesticides are harmful and the research that is being done.
Some of the results of testing that the EWG has come up with:
Peaches and apples topped the Dirty Dozen list. Almost 97 percent of peaches tested positive for pesticides, and almost 87 percent had two or more pesticide residues. About 92 percent of apples tested positive, and 79 percent had two or more pesticides. The rest of the Dirty Dozen include sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, imported grapes, spinach, lettuce, and potatoes.
Onions, avocados, and sweet corn headed the Consistently Clean list. For all three foods, more than 90 percent of the samples tested had no detectable pesticide residues. Others on the Consistently Clean list include pineapples, mango, asparagus, sweet peas, kiwi, bananas, cabbage, broccoli, and papaya.
(from the October 4, 2006 news release from foodnews.org)
(taken from Food News, from Environmental Working Group website)
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has put together the 4th edition of the Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. Get the downloadable guide FOR FREE right here, and read more about why pesticides are harmful and the research that is being done.
Some of the results of testing that the EWG has come up with:
Peaches and apples topped the Dirty Dozen list. Almost 97 percent of peaches tested positive for pesticides, and almost 87 percent had two or more pesticide residues. About 92 percent of apples tested positive, and 79 percent had two or more pesticides. The rest of the Dirty Dozen include sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, pears, imported grapes, spinach, lettuce, and potatoes.
Onions, avocados, and sweet corn headed the Consistently Clean list. For all three foods, more than 90 percent of the samples tested had no detectable pesticide residues. Others on the Consistently Clean list include pineapples, mango, asparagus, sweet peas, kiwi, bananas, cabbage, broccoli, and papaya.
(from the October 4, 2006 news release from foodnews.org)
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