Safest and Riskiest Fruits and Vegetables

For those of you who are concerned about food safety, yet cringe at the cost of organic produce, here is another piece of information for why buying local and organic is good for you. It’s research done by the Environmental Working Group on the chemical load carried by various fruits and vegetables.

Safest conventionally grown produce (lowest pesticide load)

Note: Onions were lowest with a score of 1, the melon the highest with a score of 30 on a scale of 1-100.

Least safe conventionally grown produce (highest pesticide load)

Note: Peaches were the worst with a score of 100; pears the lowest with a score of 63. For all of these fruits and vegetables, tests were conducted after they were washed and peeled.

Anita Doyle, Green Irene Eco-consultant
earthlygoods.minneapolis@greenirene.com

http://greenirene.com/EarthlyGoodsMinneapolis