These fruits And vegetables have highest pesticide contamination! Study Finds
If you’re trying to avoid pesticide-contaminated produce, your non-organic strawberries should be the first things to go, according to a recent study. On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its annual "Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce'' report, which found that strawberries were contaminated with more pesticides than any other fruits or vegetables. For its annual report, the EWG analyzes data from tests conducted by the USDA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on more than 46,000 samples of 46 popular crops, to find which fruits and vegetables have the highest and lowest levels of pesticide contamination. Strawberries topped the EWG’s "Dirty Dozen" list of most-contaminated crops, followed by spinach in second place and kale, collard greens and mustard greens taking third place together. Previously, kale was alone in the third spot, but collard greens and mustard greens joined it this year, according to a press release. The rel...