Strawberries: fruit with most pesticide residues

Published: 2016-06-01 Views: 9

Core Tip: Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a list of the "dirtiest" and "cleanest" fruit and vegetables, i.e. those with the most or less pesticide residues.

Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a list of the "dirtiest" and "cleanest" fruit and vegetables, i.e. those with the most or less pesticide residues. The report, prepared at the behest of the US Department of Agriculture, is based on the results of analyses of more than 35,000 samples of fruits and vegetables.

And for the first time in five years, strawberries have "ousted" apples from the top of the "dirty dozen." The delicious strawberries are allegedly the most contaminated with pesticide residues, even when cleaned and packed.

According to the report of the US Department of Agriculture, 98% of all strawberries examined contained some form of pesticide residues.

The EWG reports that the average American consumes 3.5 pounds of fresh strawberries each year. The problem is that these fruits contain chemicals related to cancers and infertility, or banned in Europe. "The organization proposes to eat strawberries, but also other "dirty" fruit and vegetables included in the list, only when they are grown by organic methods.

The dirty dozen:

1. Strawberries

2. Apples

3. Nectarines

4. Peaches

5. Celery

6. Grapes

7. Cherries

8. Spinach

9. Tomatoes

10. Peppers

11. Cherries

12. Cucumbers

The 15 cleanest

1. Avocados

2. Corn

3. Pineapples

4. Cabbage

5. Frozen peas

6. Onions

7. Asparagus

8. Mangoes

9. Papayas

10. Kiwis

11. Aubergines

12. Charentais melons

13. Grapefruit

14. Cantaloupe melons

15. Cauliflower

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