Guest guest Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 --- " Eva <worldelf@y...> " <worldelf@y...> wrote: > I believe I read somewhere just the other day that > strawberries tend to have by far the highest amount of > toxic gunk on them (e.g. pesticides...). So be careful > in your strawberry eatings. 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 ``Strawberry growers everywhere use large amounts of pesticides, particularly fungicides. The end result is a popular fruit that contains a myriad of toxic chemicals. Of the 42 fruits and vegetables we examined, strawberries ranked first in combined contamination, with 189 out of 200 possible points.'' - http://www.ewg.org/pub/home/Reports/Shoppers/Chapter2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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