How to Wash Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pesticides

Here is EWG’s list of the most contaminated produce — The Dirty Dozen (and most important to buy organic):

1. Strawberries
2. Spinach
3. Kale, Collard, & Mustard Greens
4. Nectarines
5. Apples
6. Grapes
7. Bell & Hot Peppers
8. Cherries
9. Peaches
10. Pears
11. Celery
12. Tomatoes

And here is their list of the least contaminated produce — The Clean Fifteen:

1. Avocados
2. Sweet Corn*
3. Pineapples
4. Onions
5. Papayas*
6. Sweet Peas, frozen
7. Asparagus
8. Honeydew Melon
9. Kiwi
10. Cabbage
11. Mushrooms
12. Cantaloupe
13. Mangoes
14. Watermelons
15. Sweet Potatoes

* A small amount of sweet corn and papaya sold in the United States is produced from bioengineered seeds. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid genetically modified produce.

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