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The Dirty Dozen

The Nonprofit Environmental Working Group's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides helps you make smart produce choices that are best for your health and your wallet. The "dirty dozen" lists produce items highest in pesticide residues and that you should always buy organic. The "clean 15" have lower pesticide residues which are not as important to purchase organic products.

Dirty Dozen:

1. Peaches
2. Apples
3. Bell Peppers
4. Celery
5. Nectarines
6. Strawberries
7. Cherries
8. Kale
9. Lettuce
10. Grapes (imported)
11. Carrots
12. Pears

Clean 15

1. Onion
2. Avocaado
3. Sweet Corn
4. Pineapple
5. Mango
6. Asparagus
7. Sweet Peas
8. Kiwi
9. Cabbage
10. Eggplant
11. Papaya
12. Watermelon
13. Broccoli
14. Tomato
15. Sweet Potatoes