We all know eating fruits and veggies is super important for staying healthy, but it’s just as crucial to make sure they’re clean and not covered in nasty stuff like pesticides.
Every year, the Environmental Working Group, which is all about making our environment healthier, comes out with a list they call The Dirty Dozen.
This list points out the fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticides on them, based on what the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration find.
This year, they found out that 75% of all the fresh produce they checked had some kind of pesticide.
But, the stuff on The Dirty Dozen list? It’s even worse—95% of those had pesticides.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some of these pesticides can cause really bad health problems, like miscarriages, birth defects, and even learning issues in kids.
Strawberries and spinach are at the very top of the list again this year, being the most pesticide-packed. And grapes? They jumped from eighth place last year to fourth place this year.
