4. Blueberries and strawberries:
They have a soft and thin skin which “drinks in” pesticides.
5. Grapes:
They have extremely thin skins, allowing for penetration of pesticides.
6. Leafy Greens: Lettuce, spinach, kale and collard greens:
They are doused in pesticides to ward off insects. They show residues of organophosphates and risky pesticides.
Spinach is loaded with 45 different kinds of pesticides and kale 57.
7. Peaches:
Peaches are sprayed with almost 67 different chemicals. It is second on the 2010 Dirty Dozen list of most contaminated fruits and vegetables.
Note: Nectarines (imported ones) are on the dirty list.
8. Peppers:
They are like a sponge and absorb the chemicals through the skin. Washing or peeling will not remove all. According to the EWG, sweet bell peppers showed traces of 63 types of pesticides.
9. Potatoes:
Potatoes are grown above ground, therefore are sprayed with pesticides. If you can’t buy organic potatoes try sweet potatoes, as they are grown with less pesticides.
10. Domestically-grown summer squash:
It showed contamination with pesticides exceptionally toxic to the nervous system.
For the original article please go to stepin2mygreenworld.com
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