

THE DIRTY DOZEN
Buy These Organic to Avoid Unhealthy Pesticides in Your Fruits & Veggies!

STRAWBERRIES

SPINACH

KALE, COLLARD, MUSTARD GREENS

PEACHES

PEARS

NECTARINES

APPLES

GRAPES

BELL & HOT PEPPERS

CHERRIES

BLUEBERRIES

GREEN BEANS
KEY FINDINGS OF THE 2017 DIRTY DOZEN REPORT
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More than 98 percent of samples of strawberries, spinach, peaches, nectarines, cherries and apples tested positive for residue of at least one pesticide.
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A single sample of strawberries showed 20 different pesticides.
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Spinach samples had, on average, twice as much pesticide residue by weight than any other crop.
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Avocados and sweet corn were the cleanest: only 1 percent of samples showed any detectable pesticides. (Note: GMO Corn is sold in some areas, choose organic or know your farmer to avoid that.)
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More than 80 percent of pineapples, papayas, asparagus, onions and cabbage had no pesticide residues. (Note: Some papayas are GMOs. Choose organic to avoid that.)
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No single fruit sample from the Clean Fifteen tested positive for more than four types of pesticides.
THE CLEAN FIFTEEN
Low in Pesticides

AVOCADOS

SWEET CORN

PINEAPPLE

ONIONS

PAPAYA

FROZEN SWEET PEAS

ASPARAGUS

HONEYDEW MELON

KIWI


MUSHROOMS

MANGOS

SWEET POTATOES

WATERMELON
