These 15 items had the lowest amounts of pesticide residues, according to EWG’s analysis of the most recent USDA data.
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These 20 items were included in the fruit and vegetable testing data from the USDA and FDA but do not fall into either the Dirty Dozen or Clean Fifteen lists.
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Of the 47 items included in our analysis, these 12 fruits and vegetables were most contaminated with pesticides:
Potatoes – the most consumed vegetable in the U.S. – join this year’s Dirty Dozen.
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Apples doused with chemical after harvest
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Pears among the most pesticide-contaminated fruit in EWG’s Dirty Dozen™
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Peaches pack a punch when it comes to pesticide contamination
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More than half of kale samples tainted by possibly cancer-causing pesticide
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Spinach has more pesticide residues by weight than any other type of produce
NOTE: A small amount of sweet corn, papaya and summer squash sold in the United States is produced from GMO seedstock. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid GMO produce.
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