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EWG’s 2025 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
Over 75 percent of non-organic fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of potentially harmful pesticides, EWG’s 2025 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ finds. In this year's guide, blackberries and potatoes join our Dirty Dozen™ list of the 12 fruits and vegetables sampled that have the highest traces of pesticides.
items to avoid
STRAWBERRIES
Pesticides + poison gases = cheap, year-round strawberries
APPLES
Apples doused with chemical after harvest
POTATOES
Nearly all potato samples contain pesticide not approved for use in the EU
BLACKBERRIES
Blackberries: Dirty Dozen™ newcomer
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