Every year the Environmental Working Group releases a “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce”. The list, Dirty Dozen, contains the produce that tested highest for residual pesticides.
If I remember correctly, this study tests non-organic produce.
Dirty Dozen
- Strawberries
- Spinach
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Peaches
- Pears
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Celery
- Tomatoes
- Sweet bell peppers
- Potatoes
- Hot Peppers
You can read more about the list at EWG’s 2017 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
In addition to the Dirty Dozen, the EWG also releases the Clean Fifteen: Produce that tested with the lowest amounts of residual pesticides.
Clean Fifteen
- Sweet Corn (the EWG makes a note that a small amount of sweet corn in the United States)
- Avocados
- Pineapples
- Cabbage
- Onions
- Sweet Peas, frozen
- Papayas (the EWG makes a note that a few papayas in the United States)
- Asparagus
- Mangos
- Eggplant
- Honeydew Melon
- Kiwi
- Cantaloupe
- Cauliflower
- Grapefruit
You can read more about the list at EWG’s 2017 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
Does this list change how you shop for produce? It certainly plays a factor in what I grow in my garden.
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