List You WILL need; ECO FRIENDLY/ECO WORST / pesticides

AnnGrazjun · Post by **AnnGrazjun** » Tue 03 Mar 2009 02:20

http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=29796

ECO FRIENDLY/ECO WORST FISH LIST...make your decisions wisely. ENJOY!

http://www.foodnews.org/walletguide.php

Pesticide Food List.

I'm sure many of you know about the list but I just wanted to make sure newbies are informed also.

Post by **Oscar** » Tue 10 Mar 2009 12:12

Too bad they didn't compare all the fruits peeled and non-peeled, or at least note whether they are peeled or not.

AnnGrazjun · Post by **AnnGrazjun** » Sat 14 Mar 2009 06:28

Oscar wrote:Too bad they didn't compare all the fruits peeled and non-peeled, or at least note whether they are peeled or not.

All the fruits/veggies listed are assessed with the skin intact, not peeled. If you cannot afford organic apples, for example, you should peel the skin in order to avoid the high pesticidal load. I reckon onions and avocados aren't as bad due to the fact that they do not attract insects to begin with, so therefore little to no pesticide is used.

Post by **Oscar** » Sat 14 Mar 2009 11:16

AnnGrazjun wrote:All the fruits/veggies listed are assessed with the skin intact, not peeled.

They changed the text, but (my emphasis):

The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2007 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies used to create the list test produce after it has been rinsed or peeled.

AnnGrazjun · Post by **AnnGrazjun** » Sat 14 Mar 2009 17:53

They changed the text, but (my emphasis):
The Shopper's Guide to Pesticides ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2007 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Nearly all the studies used to create the list test produce after it has been rinsed or peeled.

WOW, I totally forgot about reading this important part, thanks for bringing it up again. I know it's been rinsed when they tested it, but I overlooked the part where they say 'or peeled.' This is disheartening...