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Some fruit and vegetables have more pesticide residues than others.
Buying organic is a great way to go - but availability and price factors put many people off.
The following 12 produce items have the highest pesticide residue.
- Strawberries
- Bell peppers (green and red)
- Spinach (tied with number 2)
- Cherries (grown in the United States)
- Peaches (grown in Chile)
- Cantaloupe (grown in Mexico)
- Celery
- Apples
- Apricots
- Green beans
- Grapes
- Cucumbers
Washing and peeling can significantly reduce pesticide levels. Buying locally grown and in-season also helps as produce is often treated (with fungicides) to increase shelf-life and for long-distance distribution.
Sources: Environmental Working Group from FDA data, via the Harvard Healthy Eating Guide.
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∙ 11y agoCorn (maize), although the reason for this is because there is more corn grown than most other crops.
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The genetic engineering of crops is a controversial and debated issue in the media and press what would be an argument in favor of the genetic engineering of corn?
improved nutritional contentincreased crop yieldsreduction of pesticide use>>>>>>>>>all of these
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