An apple a
day…just might increase your pesticide exposure, according to this year’s Dirty
Dozen/Clean Fifteen analysis by the U.S.-based environmental research group,
Environmental Working Group (EWG).
The organization does an annual analysis of
pesticide residue on produce based on data gathered by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. EWG uses this data to compile of
list of the 12 fruits and vegetable which carry the highest pesticide load when
they reach your plate.
It’s not all doom and gloom - EWG also publishes a list
of the 15 fruits and vegetables that contain the least amount of pesticide
residue.
