Pesticide Alert: 18 Fruits And Vegetables With The Most Pesticides

If you’re eating non-organic, you may be ingesting 67 pesticides, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group. Fresh fruits and vegetables are always a healthier choice than processed foods. Besides, non-organic processed foods are sure to contain a slough of chemicals too!

The group, a nonprofit focused on public health, scoured nearly 100,000 produce pesticide reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine what fruits and vegetables we eat have the highest, and lowest, amounts of chemical residue.

Pesticides have been linked to developmental problems in children, and may act as …read more