Kale has joined the 'dirty dozen' list of fruits and vegetables that are most likely to contain pesticides
Kale ranked as a third-worst fruit or vegetable behind strawberries and spinach when it comes to pesticide contamination, according to the Environmental Working Group’s annual “Dirty Dozen” report. Over 92% of kale samples were found to have two or more pesticide residues — and a single piece of kale could have up to 18 pesticides on or in it.
The most popular product gets tested The USDA changes the batch of fruits and vegetables it tests based on consumers’ eating habits. As such, kale had not been examined in nearly a decade. The last time the USDA included kale in its testing, from 2006 to 2008, the leafy green ranked No. 8 on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list.
Altogether, some 70% of the conventionally-grown produce sold in the U.S. has pesticide residues, according to the report. However, consumers should not stop eating fruits and vegetables as a result. AFF noted that an analysis conducted by toxicologists with the University of California’s Personal Chemical Exposure Program found an adult woman could eat 18,615 servings of kale in a day and a child could consume 7,446 servings and not suffer any health effects.
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