Stonyfield Farm, the country’s largest maker of organic yogurt, in partnership with the Environmental Working Group (EWG), has published a wallet-size card that lists the twelve popular fresh fruits and vegetables that are consistently the most contaminated with pesticides and those twelve fruits and vegetables that consistently have low levels of pesticides.
The results take into account washing and peeling the items; that is, if people typically wash and peel a fruit or vegetable, that was done before the testing for pesticides was carried out. For those most contaminated crops, Stonyfield and the EWG recommend buying organic whenever possible. Here are the results:
Highest in Pesticides
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| Lowest in Pesticides
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| Apples | | Asparagus |
| Bell Peppers | | Avocados |
| Celery | | Bananas |
| Cherries | | Broccoli |
| Grapes (imported) | | Cauliflower |
| Nectarines | | Corn (sweet) |
| Peaches | | Kiwifruit |
| Pears | | Mangoes |
| Potatoes | | Onions |
| Red Raspberries | | Papayas |
| Spinach | | Peas (fresh garden) |
| Strawberries | | Pineapples |
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