Once again, strawberries and spinach, along with kale and collard and mustard greens, top this year's 'Dirty Dozen' list, an annual ranking of nonorganic fruits and vegetables based on the amount of pesticides found in samples of the foods.
To produce the report, the Environmental Working Group analyzed more than 44,000 samples taken by the FDA and USDA, which tests a subset of produce each year.
Temkin of the Environmental Working Group acknowledges that all the residues found were within legal limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. “Although the levels are legal, that doesn't necessarily mean they are safe," she says. But according to Iris Myers, an Environmental Working Group spokesperson, the Shopper's Guide with the clean and dirty produce rankings"isn't funded by any companies – only grants and individual donors. We don’t allow companies to sponsor any of our research reports."
The calculator helps reassure people that trace amounts of chemicals on conventionally grown produce are not a hazard to your health, Rosenbloom says."Using myself as an example, I could eat 850 apples or 13,225 servings of blueberries in one day without any effect, even in the worst-case scenario of the fruit having the highest pesticide residue recorded by the USDA."on foods when it isn't deserved," says Connie Diekman, a food and nutrition consultant in St.
Editor's note: Connie Diekman is on the Bayer LEAD Network, Leaders Engaged in Advancing Dialogue. Rosenbloom reports an honorarium from a bean industry group for developing a webinar on healthy aging.Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025.Iris Myers, spokesperson, Environmental Working Group, Washington, D.C.
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