An Environmental Working Group simulation of thousands of consumers eating high and low pesticide diets shows that people can lower their pesticide exposure by 90% by avoiding the top twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables, and eating the less contaminated will expose a person to a fraction over two pesticides per day.
12 Most contaminated/Buy these Organic:
Apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red raspberries, spinach, and strawberries.
12 Least contaminated:
Asparagus, avocados, bananas, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet corn, kiwi, mango's, onions, papaya, pineapple, sweet peas.
from www.ewg.org, 2003
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