The Dirty Dozen includes blueberries and strawberries again.
According to the 2024 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, 95% of nonorganic strawberries
Nectarines, apples, bell and spicy peppers, cherries, blueberries, and green beans completed
Studies have connected pesticides to premature births, neural tube problems, spontaneous abortions, and genetic harm.
Pesticides can also cause heart disease, cancer, reduced sperm counts, and other issues.
Studies show pesticide-using farmworkers are most at danger.
It's not all horrible. Avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, onions, and papayas led
“Clean Fifteen” list of conventionally grown produce with the fewest trace