Annual 'Dirty Dozen' and 'Clean Fifteen' lists show which fruits and vegetables have the most and least amount of pesticides
When they say"dirty," they're talking about pesticides.CNN reported.
They found that upwards of 90% of strawberry, apple, cherry, spinach, nectarine and grape samples had residues of at least two pesticides. As for the most types of pesticides -- that ranking went to kale, collard and mustard greens, hot peppers and bell peppers.
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