After five years of topping the list, apples have officially been dethroned as the Environmental Working Group’s most pesticide-loaded produce, and there’s a new fruit that tops the organization’s “Dirty Dozen” list: the strawberry.
According to the EWG’s 2016 list, which uses data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration (USDA), the strawberry is the most contaminated produce on grocery store shelves, and the once seasonal fruit has easily made the top mark for the first time.
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Source – http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/04/25/new-fruit-tops-dirty-dozen-list-produce.html