Which Baby Foods Contain the Most Pesticide Residue?

http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/06/pesticides-baby-food-ewg-dirty-dozen



Every year, Environmental Working Group crunches pesticide-testing data USDA data and comes up with its "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen" lists of most- and least-contaminated fruits and vegetables.

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All of that said, it's well worth digging into the list a bit. Here are some key facts. What always gets me is the diversity of poisons being sprayed on our produce. Get this:

Grapes had 15 pesticides detected on a single sample. Blueberries and strawberries both had 13 different pesticides detected on a single sample.
A single bell pepper sample was contaminated with 15 different pesticides, followed by a single sample of celery with 13.


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From a report commissioned by the European Commission in 2009:

There is a consensus in the field of mixture toxicology that the customary chemical-bychemical approach to risk assessment might be too simplistic. It is in danger of underestimating the risk of chemicals to human health and to the environment.

This year's dirty dozen:

Apples
Celery
Red Pepper
Sweet bell peppers
Peaches
Strawberries
Nectarines (imported)
Grapes
Spinach
Lettuce
Lettuce
Cucumbers