An Environmental Working Group (EWG) simulation of thousands of consumers eating high and low pesticide diets shows that people can lower their pesticide exposure by almost 90 percent by avoiding the top twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables and eating the least contaminated instead. Eating the 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables will expose a person to about 14 pesticides per day, on average. Eating the 12 least contaminated will expose a person to less than 2 pesticides per day.
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Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce Full Data Set
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has produced a Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
The produce ranking was developed by analysts at the not-for-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) based on the results of nearly 43,000 tests for pesticides on produce collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between 2000 and 2005. A detailed description of the criteria used in developing the rankings is available as well as a full list of fresh fruits and vegetables that have been tested.
EWG is a not-for-profit environmental research organization dedicated to improving public health and protecting the environment by reducing pollution in air, water and food. For more information please visit www.ewg.org.
Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has produced a Shoppers Guide to Pesticides in Produce.
EWG recommends buying organic, but is aware that you cannot always find organic food. The Shoppers Guide features the 12 fruits and veggies with the most and least pesticides so you will know which ones to buy organic, and which conventionally-grown ones are okay when organic isn't available.
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