Many Americans enjoy starting their day with a healthy serving of citrus fruits, but they may be unknowingly getting a side of cancer-linked chemical.
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Many Americans enjoy starting their day with a healthy serving of citrus fruits, but they may be unknowingly getting a side of cancer-linked chemical. EWG scientists discovered cancer-linked imazalil on nearly 90 percent of non-organic citrus samples!

Even after the fruit is peeled, the average concentration of imazalil was about 20 times higher than EWG's recommended limit to protect children's health! See the full results below:

 
Cancer-Causing Pesticide in Citrus
 

EWG is calling on the EPA to immediately ban imazalil. We shouldn’t have to worry about cancer-linked chemicals contaminating our citrus fruits and juices.

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Ban Imazalil!
 

Strawberries are once again at the top of this year's Dirty Dozen™ list, taking first place for produce with the highest levels of pesticide residues. Ninety-nine percent of strawberries have pesticide residues, and up to 22 different pesticides were found on a single strawberry!

Learn more about non-organic strawberries below:

 
Learn more about strawberries
 

Raisins didn’t qualify for the Dirty Dozen, since we don’t include processed foods in the list, but if they did, they would top the list by a mile. Ninety-nine percent of conventional raisins tested positive for at least two pesticides, including some that can harm kids’ developing brains!

 
Learn more about raisins
 

Want to take the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists with you to the grocery store? Click here to get your FREE, easy-to-print digital copy of EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce!

 
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