EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce
99 Percent of Non-Organic Raisins Tainted With at Least Two Chemicals Nearly 70 percent of the fresh produce sold in the U.S. contains residues of potentially harmful chemical pesticides, according to EWG’s analysis of the latest test data from the federal Department of Agriculture. But the dirtiest produce commodity, according to the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program, is not a fresh fruit or vegetable but a dried one – raisins. Traditionally, EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ has included fresh…