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Fruits and vegetables - pesticide risks
InformationTo help protect yourself and your family from pesticides on fruits and vegetables, remove the outer leaves of leafy vegetables and then rinse the vegetables. Peel hard-skinned produce, or rinse it with lots of warm water mixed with salt and lemon juice or vinegar. Alternatively, you may want to buy and serve organic produce. Organic growers do not use pesticides to produce their fruits and vegetables.
What else can I help you with?
Why is it recommended to wash fruits and raw vegetables before eating them?
It is recommended towash fruits and raw vegetables before eating them because some fruits and vegetables may contain pesticides on their them.
To study the presence of Insecticides and Pesticides in Various Fruits and Vegetables?
eat the fruits or vegetables ,if you fall ill then we can say whether the fruits are infected by insectisides and pestisides
What is the Current problem of fruits and vegetables in Pakistan?
high lead levels from polluted water, insecticides and pesticides residues in fruits and vegetables. usman cheema
What are Organic vegetables and fruits?
organic stuff is stuff that's been grown without sprays and pesticides and stuff, just totally natural stuff.
Why should you wash vegetables and fruits before eating?
To wash away any pesticides that may have been sprayed on them
How can you prevent ADHD?
Eat organic fruits and vegetables, or foods without pesticides:) they say that there are materials inside the pesticides that may cause ADD or ADHD:) i hope this helps:)
Excessive use of pesticides on fruits and vegetables?
Every years, EWG comes out with "The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides" where it ranks pesticide contamination for 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 51,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2009 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies on which the guide is based tested produce after it had been rinsed or peeled.
What are the 47 dirtiest fruits and vegetables with pesticides?
Every years, EWG comes out with "The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides" where it ranks pesticide contamination for 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 51,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2009 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies on which the guide is based tested produce after it had been rinsed or peeled.
Presence of pesticides in fruits nd vegetables?
Every years, EWG comes out with "The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides" where it ranks pesticide contamination for 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 51,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2009 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies on which the guide is based tested produce after it had been rinsed or peeled.
Which vegetables and fruits have the highest levels of pesticides on them?
Every years, EWG comes out with "The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides" where it ranks pesticide contamination for 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 51,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2009 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies on which the guide is based tested produce after it had been rinsed or peeled.
What is the best way to eat fewer pesticides?
Wash fruits and vegetables before eating or cooking with them. Try buying from a farmers market.
How many different types of vegetarianism exist?
I think 3... Vegetarians: no meat. Fruits, vegetables, and dairy Peskitarians: no meat. Fruits, vegetables, dairy, and small amounts of seafoods (fish, clams, etc.) Vegans: no animal products. Fruits and vegetables only organicetarians: only organic fruits, and vegetables. Also, small amounts of "organic" meats and dairy products. Meaning that meat is fed an organic diet and have free range spaces, vegetables and fruits are organically grown without pesticides.
