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'25.04.2020'
Source: Money Talks News
More than 90% of some types of popular products tested positive for residues of at least two pesticides. Money Talks News.
Strawberries are considered the “dirtiest” agricultural product, at least according to one nonprofit organization.
The sweet summer product took first place in the most recent annual ranking of fruits and vegetables by the Environmental Working Group, traditionally called "The Dirty Dozen" (literary translation - "Devil's dozen", but the play on words is lost in it - ed.) and updated every year.
Over 90% of strawberry samples tested positive for at least two pesticides residues, according to the 2020 EWG Buyer Guide for Pesticides in Production. And one strawberry sample tested positive for the remainder of 23 pesticides.
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And strawberries are far from the only product on the list. At least 90% of the samples of nectarines, apples and cherries also contain the remains of two or more pesticides.
The 2020 Dirty Dozen fruits and vegetables:
- Strawberry;
- spinach;
- cabbage kale;
- nectarines;
- apples;
- grapes;
- peaches;
- cherries;
- pears;
- tomatoes;
- celery;
- potato.
These are the most “dirty” of the 47 types of products that EWG investigated in 2020. The group’s ranking is based on an analysis of more than 43 samples taken by two federal agencies, the US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
The “Dirty Dozen” traditionally includes only fresh produce. But the EWG still used raisins in the study this year, and the raisins were tested by the USDA. It turns out that raisins would have won first place in the Dirty Dozen if the rating was not limited to fresh products.
“Almost every sample of inorganic raisins that was tested (99 percent) had residues of at least two pesticides. In the 2020 Dirty Dozen, raisins ranked first among all fruits tested, including strawberries, nectarines, apples and cherries, with two or more pesticide residues in at least 90 percent of the samples, ”the EWG said.
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The organization also prepares a list annually called "The Net Fifteen" - the products that contain the lowest amount of pesticide residues. For example, less than 2% of common avocados and sweet corn contained pesticide residues.
2020 Net Fifteen:
- avocado;
- sweet corn;
- a pineapple;
- bow;
- papaya;
- sweet peas (frozen);
- eggplants;
- asparagus;
- cauliflower;
- cantaloupe melon;
- broccoli;
- mushrooms;
- White cabbage;
- honey melon;
- kiwi.
Pesticides are chemicals used to deter bugs and other pests. Their use has been regulated in the United States since the 1990s, but, as experts say, many harmful substances are still in use. Even after thorough washing, these chemicals remain in the products and can have long-term health effects for both children and adults. Pesticides are associated with the development of cancer, obesity, infertility and other diseases.
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