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In this year’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce EWG exposes the alarming rise in pesticide residues on pears. 95% of conventional pears tested positive for pesticide residues, and a single sample contained 18 different pesticides. Learn more below.
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Pesticides on pears - Potential health harms include hormone disruption and harm to the male reproductive system. 95% of pears have pesticide residues. 64 different pesticides were found on recent pear samples.
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Pears aren’t the only produce item with a pesticide problem. 90% of blueberry samples were contaminated with pesticide residues, including pesticides linked to cancer and nervous system harm. Learn more now!
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Pesticides on blueberries - Phosmet: Toxic to the human nervous system and found on 10% of blueberries. Neonics: Bee-killing pesticides found on 35% of blueberries. 90% of blueberries have pesticide residues. Up to 17 different pesticides can be found on a single blueberry sample.
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Spinach came in second on this year’s Dirty Dozen™ list. 76% of spinach samples tested positive for permethrin, a neurotoxic pesticide banned in Europe.
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Pesticides on spinach - Most pesticides by weight of all produce tested - Permethrin: A Neurotoxic bug killer not allowed on food crops in Europe - found on 76% of spinach samples. Up to 19 different pesticides found on a single spinach sample. DDT: A toxic pesticide banned in the U.S. - found on 40% of spinach samples.
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