EWG's 2017 Dirty Dozen List: Which New Fruit Made It To The List?
JAMES COLQUHOUN
The annual report by the Environmental Working Group found that nearly 70 percent of samples of 48 non-organic types of conventionally grown produce were contaminated with pesticide residues.
The 2017 Dirty Dozen list is a great remind that we still have a long way to go when it comes to our current food system!
Some shocking facts & key findings:
- A single strawberry sample tested positive for 20 different pesticide residues
- Spinach has more pesticide residue by weight than all other produce with three- fourths of the samples tested contaminated with a neurotoxic bug killer
- Pears are the newest kid on the block to join the dirty dozen
- Avocados and sweet corn were the cleanest: only 1 percent of samples showed any detectable pesticides
- More than 80 percent of pineapples, papayas, asparagus, onions and cabbage had no pesticide residues
- No single fruit sample from the Clean Fifteen tested positive for more than four types of pesticides
The 2017 Dirty Dozen List & Clean 15 List
EWG’s Dirty Dozen
- Strawberries
- Spinach
- Nectarines
- Apples
- Peaches
- Pears
- Cherries
- Grapes
- Celery
- Tomatoes
- Sweet Bell Peppers
- Potatoes
EWG’s Clean 15
The Clean 15 list includes produce that is least likely to be contaminated by pesticides. Here’s the 2015 Clean 15 List:
- Sweet corn
- Avocados
- Pineapples
- Cabbage
- Onions
- Frozen Sweet Peas
- Papayas
- Asparagus
- Mangos
- Eggplant
- Honeydew
- Kiwi
- Cantaloupe
- Cauliflower
- Grapefruit
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James Colquhoun is the filmmaker behind Food Matters, Hungry For Change, and Transcendence Seasons 1 & 2 and founder of Food Matters and FMTV. Along with Laurentine ten Bosch, James founded the Food Matters community …