nantly GMO starchy field corn. Yet GMO foods are not often found in the fresh produce section of American supermarkets. According to the USDA, a small percentage of zucchini, yellow squash and sweet corn is genetically modified. Most Hawaiian papaya is GMO. Genetically engineered apples and potatoes are also starting to enter the U.S. market. In 2016, Congress passed a manda-


tory GMO disclosure law. But the final rule released by the Trump Administration, in December 2018, fails to require the clear, simple disclosure of all GMO foods using terms consumers understand. In addition to exempting highly refined ingredients like sugars and oils, the final rule forces com- panies to use confusing terms like “bioen- gineered” and fails to require comparable disclosure options as required by the law for consumers who may not be able to ac- cess digital disclosures like QR codes. These limited disclosures are not re-


quired on eligible food product labels until January 2022. EWG advises people who want to avoid GMO crops to purchase organically grown produce such as sweet corn, papayas, zucchini and yellow squash. For processed foods, look for items that


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Dirty Dozen Plus™ As we have in the past, this year EWG


has expanded the Dirty Dozen list to high- light hot peppers, which do not meet our traditional ranking criteria but were found to be contaminated with insecticides toxic to the human nervous system. The USDA tests of 739 samples of hot


peppers in 2010 and 2011 found residues of three highly toxic insecticides – acephate, chlorpyrifos and oxamyl – on a portion of sampled peppers at concentrations high enough to cause concern. These insecti- cides are banned on some crops but still allowed on hot peppers. In 2015, Califor- nia regulators tested 72 unwashed hot peppers and found that residues of these three pesticides are still occasionally de-


are certified organic or bear the Non-GMO Project Verified label. EWG recommends that consumers check EWG’s Shopper’s Guide To Avoiding GMO Food, Food Scores database and EWG’s Healthy Living app, which identify foods likely to contain genetically engineered ingredients. GMO labeling is important, because agribusi- nesses are currently testing other varieties of GMO crops, which the USDA may ap- prove in the future.


tected on the crop. EWG recommends that people who


frequently eat hot peppers buy organic. If you cannot find or afford organic hot pep- pers, cook them, because pesticide levels typically diminish when food is cooked.


Pesticide Regulations The federal government’s role in pro-


tecting our health, farm workers and the environment from harmful pesticides is in urgent need of reform. In the U.S, pesticide regulation, monitoring and enforcement is scattered across multiple federal and state agencies. In 1991 the USDA initiated the Pesticide Data Program and began testing commodities annually for pesticide resi- dues, but we continue to be concerned about pesticide regulation in the U.S. The USDA states that a goal of its tests


is to provide data on pesticide residues in food, with a focus on those most likely consumed by infants and children. Yet there are some commodities that are not tested annually, including baby food (last tested in 2013), oats (last tested in 2014), and baby formula (last tested in 2014). This is troubling, because tests com-


missioned by EWG found almost three- fourths of samples of popular oat-based foods, including many that are consumed by children, had pesticide residue levels higher than what EWG scientists consider protective of children’s health. The chief responsibility of deciding


which pesticides are approved for use in the U.S., including deciding what condi- tions are placed on their approval and setting the pesticide residue levels on foods and crops, falls to the EPA. But primary enforcement authority for pesticide use on farms is left to states, and the responsibil- ity of testing foods to determine dietary exposures to pesticides is divided between the USDA and the Food and Drug Admin- istration. However, neither the USDA nor FDA regularly tests all commodities for pesticide residues, nor do the programs test for all pesticides commonly used in agri- culture. The pesticide registration process re-


quires companies to submit safety data, proposed uses and product labels to be approved by the EPA. However, the EPA does not conduct its own independent testing of pesticides. Neither does its re- view fully capture the risks posed by pes- ticides, because of limitations in available data and failures in risk assessments such as excluding synergistic effects. This is


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