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The Environmental Working Group’s 2011 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce (www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary) revealed that applies contain the most pesticide residue of all popular produce sold in the US. Celery and strawberries followed with very high pesticide rates.
Of the 50 common vegetables and fruits tested, the high pesticide group included peaches, spinach, imported nectarines and grapes, sweet bell peppers, potatoes, domestic blueberries, lettuce, kale, and collard greens, while onions, sweet corn and pineapples had the least pesticide residue.
Sales of organic fruits and vegetables — which are grown without synthetic pesticides — now make up 12% of all U.S. fruit and vegetable sales, according to the Organic Trade Association, nearly $10.6 billion in 2010, up nearly 12% percent from 2009.
We can’t stress it enough – for greater health eat non-pesticide foods; go organic.
