EWG’s Dirty DozenThe Environmental Working Group (“EWG”) analyzed USDA pesticide residue data (testing for 225 different chemicals) and found that almost 70% of non-organic produce sampled tested positive for pesticide contamination.
- More than 90% of samples of non-organic strawberries, apples, cherries, spinach, nectarines and kale tested positive for residues of two or more pesticides.
EWG’s 2019 Dirty Dozen List: foods you should always purchase ORGANIC
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Strawberries
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Spinach
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Kale
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Nectarines
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Apples
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Grapes
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Peaches
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Cherries
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Pears
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Tomatoes
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Celery
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Potatoes
EWG’s Clean 15 The Clean 15 list includes produce that is least likely to be contaminated by pesticides. Here are some highlights from the Clean 15 list:
- Less than 1% of avocado and sweet corn samples tested positive for any detectable pesticides; they scored the cleanest of all produce tested.
- **Some papayas and sweet corn in the United State are GMO, so in my opinion, it’s best to always choose organic for those!
- More than 70% of fruit and vegetable samples on the Clean Fifteen list had no pesticide residues.
- EWG says multiple pesticide residues are extremely rare on Clean Fifteen vegetables.
- Only 6% of Clean Fifteen fruit and vegetable samples harbored 2 or more pesticides.
EWG’s 2019 Clean 15 List: foods that are ok to purchase non-organic** except for sweet corn and papayas (see ** above)
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Avocados
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Sweet Corn**
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Pineapples
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Frozen Sweet Peas
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Onions
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Papayas**
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Eggplant
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Asparagus
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Kiwi
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Cabbage
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Cauliflower
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Cantaloupes
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Broccoli
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Mushrooms
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Honeydew melon
For more information about how these pesticides and chemicals are effecting FERTILITY AND BRAIN FUNCTION, read the full article at
https://draxe.com/dirty-dozen/
A great visual representation of the information above from DrAxe.com:
