You may want to think twice about noshing on that celery stick,
and perhaps that carrot stick too. According to the
Environmental Working Group (EWG), conventional (non-organic)
celery could contain 67 different pesticides. The study released
by the EWG, which was based on the analysis of the Dept. of
Agriculture and FDA, found astonishing levels of pesticide
across at least 12 common fruits and vegetables. Consider the
findings by EWG*: Of the 12 most contaminated foods dubbed "The
Dirty Dozen" seven are fruits: peaches, strawberries, apples,
domestic blueberries, nectarines, cherries and imported grapes.
- More than 96 percent of peaches tested positive for
pesticides, followed by nectarines (95.1 percent) and apples
(93.6 percent) - Nearly 86 percent of peaches contained 2 or
more pesticide residues ‚ followed by apples (82.3 percent) and
nectarines (80.6 percent) - Strawberries and domestic
blueberries each had 13 pesticides detected on a single sample.
Peaches and apples were second, with 9 pesticides on