Thursday, January 13, 2011

The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Clean : Pesticides on Veggies

DIRTY DOZEN: Conventional crops with the HIGHEST pesticide loads

1. Peaches
2. Apples
3. Sweet bell peppers
4. Celery
5. Nectarines
6. Strawberries
7. Cherries
8. Lettuce
9. Grapes (imported)
10. Pears
11. Spinach
12. Potatoes

CONSISTENTLY CLEAN: Conventional crops with the LOWEST pesticide loads

1. Onions
2. Avocados
3. Sweet corn (frozen)
4. Pineapples
5. Mangoes
6. Sweet peas (frozen)
7. Asparagus
8. Kiwi
9. Bananas
10. Cabbage
11. Broccoli
12. Eggplant