Apples on list of pesticide 'dirty dozen'

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Apples on list of pesticide 'dirty dozen'By New York TimesLast Updated: Oct. 25,

2003

Washington - Apples, peppers, celery and cherries top a list compiled by an

environmental research organization of the 12 fruits and vegetables it says are

the most contaminated by pesticides.

 

The report from the Environmental Working Group ranks pesticide contamination

for 46 fruits and vegetables and is based on more than 100,000 lab tests

conducted between 1992 and 2001 by the Department of Agriculture and the Food

and Drug Administration, with additional testing done on organic produce by the

State of California. The top 12 most contaminated fruits and vegetables also

include imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, potatoes, red raspberries,

spinach and strawberries.

 

The 12 least contaminated are asparagus, avocados, bananas, broccoli,

cauliflower, corn, kiwi, mangoes, onions, papayas, pineapples and sweet peas.

 

Since 1993, when the group published its last study of pesticide levels in

produce, the fruits and vegetables that made up what the advocacy group calls

the " dirty dozen " have remained the same. But now it is easier for people who

are concerned about pesticides to do something about it. Because of the

widespread availability of organic produce, they have alternatives.

 

Washing will not change the rankings, the group says, because the samples on

which the data are based were washed or peeled. It recommends buying organic

produce in place of the most contaminated conventional produce, but says that

conventional produce is acceptable for the least contaminated list.

 

 

 

 

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