Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen
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Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen is a list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables that are most contaminated by pesticides. They encourage shoppers to buy these items organic.[1]
In 2011, that list was:[2]
- 1. Apples
- 2. Celery
- 3. Strawberries
- 4. Peaches
- 5. Spinach
- 6. Nectarines - imported
- 7. Grapes - imported
- 8. Bell peppers
- 9. Potatoes
- 10. Blueberries - domestic
- 11. Lettuce
- 12. Kale/collard greens
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Related Sourcewatch
References
- ↑ EWG Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, Accessed June 27, 2011.
- ↑ EWG Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, Accessed June 27, 2011.
External Resources
- 2011 EWG Pesticide Guide, Environmental Working Group.
External Articles
- Tom Philpott, "Is the "Clean 15" Just as Toxic as the "Dirty Dozen"?," Mother Jones, June 21, 2011.
- Marion Nestle, "Environmental Working Group’s “dirty dozen”, Food Politics, June 14, 2011.
