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The photos show children with organic fruits, typically considered the better choice when eating apples and strawberries.

Pesticide residue tests recently conducted by USDA and FDA scientists took into account washing or peeling the food samples before they were tested. The foods listed were ranked in order of likely pesticide loads when people consume these items, with up to 13 different chemicals and pesticides found on a single crop or food item. Many pesticides pose health dangers to people and have been linked to brain and nervous system toxicity, cancer, hormone disruption, skin, and eye and lung irritation. Results also remained troubling for some baby foods purchased in American stores. Last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics, which represents more than 60,000 pediatricians, for the first time adopted an official position warning doctors and parents that pesticide exposures from food are potentially dangerous to children’s health.  Read more…>

Dirtiest foods 2013

#1  Apples
#2 strawberries
#3 grapes and
#4 celery
#5 peaches
#6 spinach
#7 sweet bell peppers
#8 imported nectarines
#9  cucumbers
# 10 potatoes
#11 cherry tomatoes
#12 hot peppers