Every year the Environmental Working Group releases two lists: one of the “Clean 15,” those fruits and vegetables that carry the least possibly pesticide load. And the other, “the Dirty Dozen,” of those fruits and vegetables that have the most residual pesticides. Might be worth growing some from that second list for yourself.
The Clean Fifteen
1. Onions
2. Corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocados
5. Cabbage
6. Frozen Peas
7. Papayas
8. Mangoes
9. Asparagus
10. Eggplant
11. Kiwi
12. Grapefruit
13. Cantaloupe
14. Sweet Potatoes
15. Mushrooms
The Dirty Dozen
1. Apples
2. Strawberries
3. Grapes
4. Celery
5. Peaches
6. Spinach
7. Sweet bell peppers
8. Imported nectarines
9. Cucumbers
10. Potatoes
11. Cherry Tomatoes
12. Hot Peppers.
Did you know?
There is a $10,000 fine per item for knowingly selling a nonorganic product labeled with a USDA organic seal?
I think that “corn” listed as the second item on the Clean 15 list should say “sweet corn.” Most corn used in processed foods such as corn chips, corn syrup, etc., is field corn, and therefore most likely genetically modified, and probably sprayed liberally with herbicides and pesticides.
Yes the article should have mentioned Sweet Corn, specifically. Sweet corn is under the vegetable category, whereas field “corn” is not a vegetable, it is a livestock feed, or a raw product for ethanol depending where one is at in the country.