The Environmental Working Group (EWG) tests produce every year for pesticides which results in a list of those with the most pesticide make the dirty dozen list. (Those with the least pesticide make the clean dozen list). Choose organic for those on the dirty 12 to reduce your intake of pesticides. Here’s a copy of the 2021 list:
Category: Pesticides in our food (Dirty 12 EWG List)
Pesticides in Produce – What’s in Yours?
Check out the final 2019 list of the amount of pesticides in our produce (tested by the EWG.org). The “Dirty 12” are the top worst (having the highest amount of pesticide), and the “Clean 15” being the produce with the least amount of pesticide. Think about purchasing Organic produce if you eat a lot of produce listed on the Dirty 12 list. See the lists here: DIRTY DOZEN 2019 EWG GUIDE