The 2018 ‘Dirty Dozen’

Each year, the Environmental Working Group releases a “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and vegetables that contain the highest level of residual pesticides as decided by government tests. However, the most recent Pesticide Data Program report issued by the US Department of Agriculture indicates that when pesticide residues are found on foods, they are nearly always at levels below the human tolerance limits set by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Source: The 2018 ‘Dirty Dozen’

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Stephanie Figon, MS, RDN, LD

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