Source:Ashley Nickle, THE PACKER, 3/25/20

The Environmental Working Group has again named strawberries, spinach and kale as the first three items on its polarizing “Dirty Dozen” list. The EWG bases its list — which is not peer-reviewed — on pesticide residue data gathered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s Pesticide Data Program has repeatedly found, year after year, that more than 99% of products sampled have no detectable residue or residue that is below tolerance levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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