EWG's 2019 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce™
cording to Environmental Working Group's (EWG) analysis of test data from the Department of Agriculture for our 2019 Shopper’s Guide to Pes- ticides in Produce™. The most surprising news from the
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USDA tests reveals that the popular health food kale is among the most contaminated fruits and vegetables. More than 92 percent of kale samples had two or more pesticide residues detected, and a single sample could contain up to 18 different residues. The most frequently detected pesti- cide, found on nearly 60 percent of kale samples, was Dacthal, or DCPA – classified by the Environmental Protection Agency since 1995 as a possible human carcinogen, and pro- hibited for use in Europe since 2009. Overall, the USDA found 225
different pesticides and pesticide breakdown products on popular fruits and vegetables Americans eat every day. Before testing, all produce was washed and peeled, just as people would prepare food for themselves, which shows that simple washing does not remove all pesticides. The USDA had not tested kale for almost a decade. But even
early 70 percent of the pro- duce sold in the U.S. comes with pesticide residues, ac-
as its popularity as a food rich in vi- tamins and antioxidants has soared, the level and number of pesticide residues found on kale has increased significantly. EWG’s analysis places kale third on this year’s Dirty Doz- en™, our annual ranking of the fruits and vegetables with the most pesti- cides.
EWG's Dirty Dozen for 2019
Strawberries Spinach Kale
Nectarines Apples Grapes Peaches Cherries Pears Tomatoes Celery Potatoes
Each of these foods tested posi- tive for a number of different pesticide
residues and contained higher concentrations of pesticides than other produce. Key findings:
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