The Clean 15
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies that protect global and individual health, has published the 2017 version of the 12 foods having the highest pesticide load, making them the most important to buy organic versions. At the opposite end of the contamination spectrum, here’s the list of Foods That You Don’t Have to Buy Organic also known as the ‘Clean 15′:
 Sweet Corn* |
 Avocado |
 Pineapples |
 Cabbage |
 Onions |
 Sweet Peas |
 Papaya* |
 Asparagus |
 Mangoes |
 Eggplant |
 Honey Dew Melon |
 Kiwi |
 Cantaloupe |
 Cauliflower |
 Grapefruit |
* A small amount of sweet corn, papaya and summer squash sold in the United States is produced from genetically modified seeds. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid genetically modified produce.
List and images: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/clean_fifteen_list.php
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May 16, 2014 at 8:34 am, Louise said:
I’m surprised to see corn on this list given that it is considered a GMO food.
May 16, 2014 at 8:48 am, Cinzia said:
Hi Louise, given that it is GMO, it needs less pesticides…..