Sydney Swanson

EWG recommends that, whenever possible, consumers purchase organic versions of Dirty Dozen produce. Most pesticides can’t legally be applied to produce that is grown organically.

Testing data showed that more than 90% of strawberries, spinach, nectarines, apples, grapes, and cherries tested positive for two or more pesticides. However, almost 70% of the produce on our clean 15 list had no pesticide residues detected.