Fwd: shoppers guides to Pesticides

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Sreedevi Lakshmi Kutty

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Apr 6, 2009, 11:42:54 PM4/6/09

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Hi

http://www.foodnews.org/fulllist.php from environmental working group

They also provide the methodology of how ( http://www.foodnews.org/methodology.php ) they arrived at the list, and the effects and how to reduce them (http://www.foodnews.org/reduce.php) , this is from the US, and I do not know how different it would be for produce in India..

Any information will be appreciated ...

devi

The Full List: 47 Fruits & Veggies

click here to print the printer-friendly full list.

RANK	FRUIT OR VEGGIE	SCORE
1 (worst)	Peach	100 (highest pesticide load)
2	Apple	93
3	Sweet Bell Pepper	83
4	Celery	82
5	Nectarine	81
6	Strawberries	80
7	Cherries	73
8	Kale	69
9	Lettuce	67
10	Grapes - Imported	66
11	Carrot	63
12	Pear	63
13	Collard Greens	60
14	Spinach	58
15	Potato	56
16	Green Beans	53
17	Summer Squash	53
18	Pepper	51
19	Cucumber	50
20	Raspberries	46
21	Grapes - Domestic	44
22	Plum	44
23	Orange	44
24	Cauliflower	39
25	Tangerine	37
26	Mushrooms	36
27	Banana	34
28	Winter Squash	34
29	Cantaloupe	33
30	Cranberries	33
31	Honeydew Melon	30
32	Grapefruit	29
33	Sweet Potato	29
34	Tomato	29
35	Broccoli	28
36	Watermelon	26
37	Papaya	20
38	Eggplant	20
39	Cabbage	17
40	Kiwi	13
41	Sweet Peas - Frozen	10
42	Asparagus	10
43	Mango	9
44	Pineapple	7
45	Sweet Corn - Frozen	2
46	Avocado	1
47 (best)	Onion	1 (lowest pesticide load)

Note: We ranked a total of 47 different fruits and vegetables but grapes are listed twice because we looked at both domestic and imported samples.

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Sreedevi Lakshmi Kutty

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Apr 7, 2009, 1:09:32 AM4/7/09

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Hi all,

reading the list below got me interested in finding out whether we have a list in India and has anybody done any work to test pesticide levels...I came across an extremely illuminating report from CSE

http://www.cseindia.org/misc/cola-indepth/poison.pdf which deals with the situation in India .....

Read pages from 41-60 ..

headlines are:

1. we have scant regulation

2. very high levels of pesticides are acceptable as per our laws compared to other countries

3. many bodies are authorized to test but not take action , so we have reports of high pesticide contamination but no action

4. Our children are the most affected

5. Only one total diet study in kanpur ( by a few interested scientists )has been conducted to date , in comparison to some western nations where it is conducted every quarter !