The dirty dozen

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The Dirty Dozen is a list of twelve fruits and vegetables that you should eat organic.

With the release of the new 2024 EWG Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 list, you can make informed choices on what produce to consider always buying organic and which you might want to skip.

Check out what produce had the highest pesticide residue and which has the lowest with the dirty dozen and clean fifteen lists, so you can make the best decisions for yourself and your family.

You may have heard of the Dirty Dozen & Clean 15, but you may not know they are updated yearly. Save these lists for easy shopping.

The Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen list is supposedly 12 fruits and veggies with the highest pesticide residues. Learn why you should ignore it.

When shopping for produce, keep this list handy. The dirty dozen are the 12 (now 13) most chemically 'dirty' items you should buy in organic when possible. The clean 15 items are the ones you don't need to worry about buying organic.

The Dirty Dozen, 1967

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