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Food News You Can Use: Pesticides

FoodNews.org has a white paper you can download to show the best and worst list for pesticides in produce. They offer tips:1)rinse produce in water whenever possible2) eat a varied diet3) buy organic when you canThe 6 worst which scored over 80 include:1 Peaches2 Apples3 Sweet Bell Peppers4 Celery5 Nectarines6 StrawberriesThis list is based on data from nearly 87,000 tests for pesticide residues in produce conducted between 2000 and 2007 and collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration