New York: strawberries are easily one of the most popular fruit in the world and a sense of giving chocolate dessert spectrum of competition in which a favorite worldwide, however, the latest report had found that the peak of red fruit
in the list generates highly contaminated with pesticide residues.
According to the World Health Organization, pesticides potentially toxic to humans can have a negative effect on the
reproductive, immune, or the nervous system, cause cancer and other problems.
A report by the environmental working group found that nearly 70% of 48 types of conventional growing produce samples contaminated with pesticide residues, reports CNN.
Buyers Guide to the EWG rating pesticide contamination of pesticides popular fruits and vegetables based on a sample of more than 36,000 products tested by the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration.
This year, strawberry remained at the top of the list of products with the highest concentrations of pesticides, while sweet corn and avocados are classified as having the lowest concentration.
Products that tested positive for various pesticides and contains a high concentration of pesticides which appear in the list, known as the "dirty dozen" other products.
Strawberry remains at the top of the list with at least 20 pesticides, while spinach jumping into second place with pesticide residue twice heavier than any other plant.
Americans eat almost 8 pounds of fresh strawberries per person each year, and although they are clarified in the field and wash before eating, even more likely to be contaminated with pesticide residues, according to the environmental working group.
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