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Produce SSC: Top 10 Fruits and Vegetables to Buy Organic

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FRUIT

Peaches
Apples
Strawberries
Nectarines
Pears

VEGETABLES

Spinach
Bell Peppers
Celery
Potatoes
Hot Peppers

Conventionally grown fruit and vegetables can contain the residues of as many as 51 different pesticides, while organic has two thirds less. If you want to reduce your family’s exposures, pick up organic varieties of these most contaminated “top 10.”

Smart Shopper's Card | posted August 9, 2006