Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG), a national non-profit dedicated to using public information and education efforts to protect public health and the environment, analyzes the test results of pesticide residue on the most commonly available fruits and vegetables to determine which are the most and least contaminated. Almost all of the studies are conducted after the produce has been rinsed or peeled to best mimic common conditions for consumption.
EWG states that we can lower our intake of pesticides by as much as 92% every day by consuming five servings of fruits and vegetables from the lowest in pesticides list instead of the contaminated list. Read more and see lists of the “Clean 15″ and “Dirty Dozen” at www.ewg.org.
