Posted by: bluesyemre | March 13, 2017

Dirty dozen and Clean 15: strawberries top the 2017 list of #fruits and #vegetables with the most pesticides

Do you know how safe your favourite fruits and veggies are? Annual best-and-worst list is meant to help consumers decide whether or not to buy organic and to limit their exposure to chemicals.

dirty dozen

Dirty Dozen: Strawberries, spinach, nectarines, apples, peaches, celery, grapes, pears, cherries, tomatoes, sweet bell peppers and potatoes.

clean fifteen

Clean 15: Sweet corn, avocados, pineapples, cabbage, onions, frozen sweet peas, papayas, asparagus, mangoes, eggplant, honeydew melon, kiwis, cantaloupe, cauliflower and grapefruit.

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty_dozen_list.php

https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean_fifteen_list.php

http://www.canadianliving.com/health/nutrition/article/dirty-dozen-and-clean-15-strawberries-top-the-2017-list-of-fruits-and-vegetables-with-the-most-pesticides


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