Produce’s Dirty Dozen: Hungry for Change
Posted by Wendy Cohen on August 15, 2008 at 7:50 pm
CATEGORIES: Environment

Environmental Working Group posted a guide listing the fruits and veggies that have the most pesticides to help you decide what you should buy organic and what can ge purchased when conventionally grown is the only thing available.
Here are the top 12 fruits and veggies with the most pesticides.
1. Peaches (who would have thunk!)
2. Apples
3. Sweet Bell Peppers
4. Celery
5. Nectarines
6. Stawberries
7. Cherries
8. Lettuce
9. Grapes
10. Pears
11. Spinach
12. Potatoes
and the least cleanest: Onions.
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