Dirty Dozen 2019
/Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) comes out with a list of the dirtiest fruits and vegetables (dirty dozen). These are the fruits and vegetables that are the most contaminated with pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and other harmful toxins. The EWG also releases a list of the clean fifteen each year, which are the cleanest fruits and vegetables. It is recommended that you buy the dirty dozen organic whenever possible, the clean fifteen may be purchased conventional.
Dirty Dozen
Strawberries
Spinach
Kale
Nectarines
Apples
Grapes
Peaches
Cherries
Pears
Tomatoes
Celery
Potatoes
Clean Fifteen
Avocados
Sweet Corn
Pineapples
Sweet Peas Frozen
Onions
Papayas
Eggplants
Asparagus
Kiwis
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Cantaloupe
Broccoli
Mushrooms
Honeydew Melon