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Strawberries top list of residue pesticides

10-Apr-2018

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98% of samples of strawberries had residue of at least one pesticide.

One sample of strawberries had 20 different pesticides.

Other major offenders include spinach, peaches, nectarines, and apples.

Avocados, sweet corn and pineapple top the clean list.

Based on analysis of nearly 39,000 samples.

Environmental Working Group (EWG) issues the Dirty Dozen report each year.

Though in general amounts of pesticides found on produce are tiny.

Getting a food-borne illness from unwashed produce is a more realistic worry.

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Environmental Working Group (EWG)

American activist group that specializes in research and advocacy in the areas of agricultural subsidies.

Sonya Lunder

Senior Toxics Policy Advisor at Sierra Club and Former Senior Analyst at EWG.

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