Strawberries now top the Dirty Dozen list

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Strawberries now top the Dirty Dozen list
Topic Started: Apr 14 2016, 03:51 AM (99 Views)
Darcie	Apr 14 2016, 03:51 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: After a five-year reign, apples have been replaced as the most pesticide-ridden produce. Strawberries climbed the charts, going from No. 4 in 2015 to the top spot on the 2016 Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Shopper's Guide to Produce. The top 12 spots on the guide are known as the Dirty Dozen. They are the conventionally grown fruits and vegetables found to have the highest pesticide loads. Here are some of EWG's findings about the dirtiest fruit, strawberries. Remember these findings in the study are for conventionally grown produce, not organically grown fruits and vegetables. http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/strawberries-top-dirty-dozen-list Sad, I printed the list and will put it on my fridge.



Trotsky	Apr 14 2016, 04:13 AM Post #2
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Disheartening list. I guess "Salad with Pesticide Dressing" is becoming commonplace. I wonder if one could train a pet cockroach to sniff out our veg? For me giving up strawberries is not a problem because I seem to be slightly allergic to them. Something in them seems to bother me the way that fresh pineapple does. Slightly sore mouth and lips. (Canned pineapple no problem) Edited by Trotsky, Apr 14 2016, 04:19 AM.



agate	Apr 14 2016, 04:17 AM Post #3
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	Grow your own but as we all know that is NOT an option for most of us...sigh



Shorty	Apr 14 2016, 07:36 AM Post #4
Red Star Member Posts: 2,301 Group: Member Member #1,150 Joined: February 12, 2015	The acceptable list makes sense because they're almost all veggies where you remove the outer layer.



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