Tag: removing pesticides from food
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Science Explains the Dirty Dozen Foods to Never Eat (and What to Eat Instead)
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) unveiled its annual list, the Dirty Dozen foods. This list spotlights vegetables and fruits with the highest levels of pesticide residues. We’ll also share the accompanying list, the Clean Fifteen, a list of produce to prioritize. Pesticide residues can harm human health. Because of this, many people opt for organic…
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Science Explains The Right Way to Get Pesticides Off of Your Fruit
Have you ever heard of thiabendazole? (“Oh, of course,” said no one.) This thiabendazole is a fungicide, pesticide, and parasiticide; it kills fungi, pesticides, and parasites. Oh, and it’s on your fruit and veggies. Isn’t that delightful? It’s also one of the chemicals tested in the study we will talk about. Now, pesticides are essential…