FW: ] new Dirty Dozen Produce List- Blueberries:( [2 Attachments]

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Thanks, Lara. I guess there is no way to keep it down to a dozen, so many fruits and veggies need to be bought organic.

 

Cyndi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lara Brown <larabrown

 

Wed, May 5, 2010 10:53 am

[RFSL] FW: ] new "Dirty Dozen Produce List"- Blueberries:( [2 Attachments]

 

 

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Cyndi,

 

That’s cute but didn’t include blueberries (that I could see). I was sorry to see them at #5. It did have raspberries. I wonder if it was an older version…Links to EWGs lists below.

 

 

 

 

 

Lara Brown [larabrown (AT) verizon (DOT) net]

Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:55 AM

larabrown (AT) verizon (DOT) net

] new "Dirty Dozen Produce List"- Blueberries:(

 

 

 

FYI

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.foodnews.org/sneak/?utm_source=shopperrelease & utm_medium=email & utm_content=second-link & utm_campaign=foodnews

Check out the revised Dirty Dozen produce list

Apr 28

Written by: Pamela Bond

4/28/2010 9:02 AM

The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Environmental Working Group is offering an exclusive first look at its updated 2010 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides, which includes the Dirty Dozen—a list of the 12 fruits and vegetables highest in pesticide residue. EWG’s research shows that people who eat five fruits and vegetables a day from the Dirty Dozen list consume an average of 10 pesticides a day. Yum.

 

If you’re familiar with the old list, you’ll notice a few changes in the latest iteration. Celery, which formerly was the fourth filthiest produce pick, is now top of the heap. Pears and lettuce dropped off the Dirty Dozen list this year (though they’re still not the cleanest). And blueberries and kale got the honor of joining the list this round—blueberries rank fifth for pesticide residue and kale ranks ninth.

 

Dirty Dozen

1. Celery

2. Peaches

3. Strawberries

4. Apples

5. Blueberries

6. Nectarines

7. Bell peppers

8. Spinach

9. Kale

10. Cherries

11. Potatoes

12. Grapes (imported)

 

Study the list, so you can help customers make informed decisions about their produce picks. In addition to the Dirty Dozen, the EWG lists the Clean 15, the produce lowest in pesticide residues.