EWG: Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen

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EWG: Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen

9 May 2022

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Every year, Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes lists of fruits and vegetables with minimum and maximum traces of pesticide content.

(15 mins, 2019) Organic vs Conventional Produce - The Dirty Dozen & Clean 15 Explained

Raisins

Are raisins worth the risk of high pesticide levels? Choose organic (2020, Dr Fuhrman) mentions:

In 2020, EWG published its list as usual but added a notice about a food not usually included in its rankings — raisins. EWG usually only considers fresh produce in their rankings, however, USDA tested raisins in 2018 (for the first time since 2007), and based on EWG's ranking methodology, raisins would be #1 on the Dirty Dozen list if they were included.

Dirty Dozen

Dr Greger: "The best veggies are leafy greens," "The best fruits are berries" & "The best leafy greens are cruciferous!". What do we see in EWG's Dirty Dozen list updated annually? Generally speaking it has some leafy greens (including two popular cruciferous: kale n collards), some berries and some fruits with thin skin:

Clean Fifteen

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