Guide to Pesticides in Produce - EWG releases new edition

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Environmental Working Group

(EWG), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, DC, has released its latest edition of its

Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce

. The guide helps supermarket shoppers make healthier choices by offering a quick reference to the "Dirty Dozen" list (the produce most contaminated by
pesticides) and the "Clean 15" (the produce least contaminated).

For the complete list:

http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/

According to the 2011 guide, it would be wise to buy apples that are organically grown as they have the highest concentrations of pesticides. Celery and
strawberries contain the next highest levels of pesticide residue. Produce such as onions, sweet corn and pineapples have the lowest residues of pesticides
and so are relatively safe to buy conventionally grown.

It is accepted that pesticides are extremely toxic to both the environment and human health. Many research institutions and government agencies, such as

Environmental Working Group

or the

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

, have linked pesticides to nervous system toxicity, cancer, hormone disruption, IQ deficits among children, and other health problems.

"Though buying organic is always the best choice, we know that sometimes people do not have access to that produce or cannot afford it," said EWG President
Ken Cook. "Our guide helps consumers concerned about pesticides to make better choices among conventional produce, and lets them know which fruits and
vegetables they may want to buy organic."

According to EWG, people can consume 92% less

pesticides

if they eat conventionally grown fruits and vegetables from the "Clean 15" list rather than the "Dirty Dozen" list. Not only will the amount of chemicals
be massively decreased, but it was also found that fewer types of pesticides would be consumed. Eating five servings of fruit or vegetables from the Dirty
Dozen would average the ingestion of 14 different pesticides per day. Eating the same amount from the Clean 15 would average about two pesticides per day.
This is significant since little is known about the interactions and synergistic toxicity of

pesticide

chemical compounds.

In order to get this information, Analysts at EWG collected and processed data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) from 2000 to 2009. Researchers then tested each food using six factors as markers to reflect the level and types of pesticides found. Foods were
washed and peeled before being tested in order to reproduce the amounts of the chemicals likely present on the food when is it eaten.

SOURCES




http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/


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Organic Food is Better

Organic

produce

'better for you'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7067100.st...

It's Official: Organic Really is Better

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/a...

Organic fruit tastes better, is better for you: study

http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_health_news_...

Is Organic Better?

http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/HEA...

President's Cancer Panel Report (Summary)

http://www.organicitsworthit.org/learn/presi...

Decreased functional diversity and biological pest control in conventional compared to organic crop fields

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21611171

Effects of organic and conventional cultivation methods on composition of eggplant fruits

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20443597

OTA: Nutritional Considerations

http://www.ota.com/organic/benefits/nutritio...




Pesticides Harm Children

Dangers of Pesticides

http://www.sustainablebabysteps.com/dangers-...

Pesticide exposure in womb may hurt your child's IQ

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/21/womb.pe...

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Diminished IQ

http://www.ewg.org/release/prenatal-pesticid...

Organic Diets Significantly Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides

http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArti...

Agricultural pesticide use and childhood cancer in California

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15613951

Prenatal insecticide exposures and birth weight and length among an urban minority cohort

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15238288

A summary of recent findings on birth outcomes and developmental effects of prenatal ETS, PAH, and pesticide exposures

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16112323

Review of Pesticide Urinary Biomarker Measurements from Selected US EPA Children's Observational Exposure Studies

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21655147

Organophosphorus pesticide exposure of urban and suburban preschool children with organic and conventional diets

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12611667

Dietary intake and its contribution to longitudinal organophosphorus pesticide exposure in urban/suburban children

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18414640

Pesticide residues in some commodities: dietary risk for children

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21461739

Pesticides on household surfaces may influence dietary intake of children

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21517066




Dietary Pesticide Exposure

Pesticide exposure, safety issues, and risk assessment indicators

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21655127

Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and trace elements in wild European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) off European estuaries

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21719074

Chronic toxicity of pesticides to the mRNA expression levels of metallothioneins and cytochrome P450 1A genes in rainbow trout

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21665904




Pesticides and Cancer

Pesticides and brain cancer linked in orchard farmers of Kashmir

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21584215

CYP 1A1 polymorphism and organochlorine pesticides levels in the etiology of prostate cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20817259

Pesticides and Breast Cancer risk: a comparison between developed and developing countries

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20593953

Differential estrogenic effects of the persistent organochlorine pesticides dieldrin, endosulfan, and lindane in primary neuronal cultures

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21278053

About the author

Dave Gabriele, D.Ac, BA, is a registered acupuncturist, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and a health researcher helping people in and around
the Greater Toronto Area. He is the founder of Life Balance Family Health Care ( www.balanceyourlife.ca), an organization committed to providing people with the information
and guidance they need to make positive lifestyle changes. Dave has been a teacher of Chinese martial arts since 1997, including the arts of Taiji and
Qigong.

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