Re: Pesticides in Produce

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I've looked through this link, and there is also a list of 'least

contaminated'. What I can't readily find is a COMPLETE list of all

the foods they compared.

For example, did they look at kale? Bok choy?

I will look some more, but this information is not obviously

presented.

The link also included the following:

Lettuce and Oranges

Lettuce and oranges scored in the twelve most contaminated fruits and

vegetables but were not included in the final ranking based on our

judgment that the FDA data was not representative of the relative

risks face by consumers as a result of eating these two foods.

The FDA does not peel or prepare produce for normal consumption prior

to testing. This practice biases the results of FDA residue tests for

some crops, particularly those that are peeled or otherwise prepared

prior to consumption. Two crops that initially appeared in the twelve

most contaminated -- lettuce and oranges -- were ultimately removed

from the list because the FDA testing procedures disproportionately

elevated the rank of these crops relative to other crops that are not

peeled, or, in the case of lettuce, compared to other crops where the

outer leaves are not removed prior to consumption.

Iris

> This is apparently confirmed by the table beneath:

>

> http://www.ewg.org/pub/home/Reports/Shoppers/shoppers.html

>

> I reproduce the table:

>

> The twelve most contaminated fruits and vegetables:

>

> Rank Crop Score (200 = most toxic)

>

> 1 Strawberries 189

> 2 Bell Peppers (tie) 155

> 2 Spinach (tie) 155

> 4 Cherries (USA) 154

> 5 Peaches 150

> 6 Cantaloupe (Mexico) 142

> 7 Celery 129

> 8 Apples 124

> 9 Apricots 123

> 10 Green Beans 122

> 11 Grapes (Chile) 118

> 12 Cucumbers 117