Monday, June 2, 2008

organic musts!

The Dirty Dozen:
The 12 produce items most contaminated by pesticide residues.

They are non-organic:
strawberries cherries
peaches imported grapes
nectarines pears
apples sweet bell peppers
lettuce spinach
celery potatoes

* The "Consistently Clean" are:
onions (90 percent tested negative),
avocados (90 percent),
sweet corn (90 percent),
pineapples,
mango,
asparagus,
sweet peas,
kiwi,
bananas,
cabbage,
broccoli and
papaya.*

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