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What’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetable | Pesticides

What’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetable | Pesticides

After reviewing the results of thousands of tests on fruits and vegetables, Consumer Reports has found unhealthy levels of pesticides in about 20% of US produce.

This chart, in alphabetical order, shows the risk from pesticides in conventional and organic produce, as well as whether the fruits and vegetables are domestically grown or imported. Consumer Reports “recommends those rated as very low, low or moderate risk. When possible, replace a food rated high or very high with a lower-risk one, or choose organic. Keep in mind that the risk comes from repeated servings over time.”

Risks are calculated for the amount a 35-pound – or four-year-old-child – can safely consume each day.

A chart listing the pesticide risk from conventional and organic vegetables and fruits, and within it: US grown and imported.

Read more from this pesticide investigation:

  • Can you wash pesticides off your food? A guide to eating fewer toxic chemicals

  • Kale, watermelon and even some organic foods pose high pesticide risk, analysis finds

  • Blueberries and bell peppers: six fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide risk

  • What’s safe to eat? Here is the pesticide risk level for each fruit and vegetable


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