Sentences with phrase «contain pesticide residue»

As a result, some berries contain pesticide residue, which gets concentrated when the berry is ground into a dry powder.

Under the law, a food can not contain a pesticide residue unless the residue has an established tolerance level for that specific food.

The EWG found that 97 % of conventional spinach samples contained pesticide residues, while conventional spinach also had relatively high concentrations of permethrin, a neurotoxin insecticide.

The EWG found that nearly 90 % of conventional sweet bell pepper samples contained pesticide residues.

According to results from the 2015 Pesticide Data Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), well over half of all strawberry samples (706 total) contained pesticide residues.

(e) If test results indicate a specific agricultural product contains pesticide residues or environmental contaminants that exceed the Food and Drug Administration's or the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory tolerences, the certifying agent must promptly report such data to the Federal health agency whose regulatory tolerance or action level has been exceeded.

While they don't make EWG's traditional ranking criteria, nearly three - quarters of samples contained pesticide residues.

Less than 1 % of onions sampled contained pesticide residues.

The majority of food stuffs do not contain any pesticide residues at all.

His group's study also found that conventionally grown farm crops are four times more likely than organic crops to contain pesticide residues.

Women can also opt for organic beauty products, which would not contain pesticide residues and a number of other chemicals.

The apple skin is the part most likely to contain pesticide residues and may have toxic residues if covered in petroleum - based waxes.

Merrell suggests consulting the Environmental Working Group to assess which fruits and vegetables are most and least likely to contain pesticide residues.

But, be forewarned: non-organic apples are high on the list of foods containing pesticide residue.

While crops harvested from organically managed fields sometimes contain pesticide residues, the levels are usually 10-fold to 100-fold lower in organic food, compared to the corresponding, conventionally grown food.

Hence, more than 60 % of the non-organic spinach tested by the FDA contains pesticide residue.

According to results from the 2015 Pesticide Data Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), well over half of all strawberry samples (706 total) contained pesticide residues.

* Kale may contain pesticide residues of special concern so choose organic.

While they don't make EWG's traditional ranking criteria, nearly three - quarters of samples contained pesticide residues.

Not exact matches

The list is composed of the top 12 foods — including spinach, strawberries and tomatoes — that «tested positive for a number of different pesticide residues and contained higher concentrations of pesticides than other produce,» according to the EWC.

The EWG found that almost 94 % of nectarine samples contained two or more pesticides, and at one of the samples of conventionally grown nectarines contained residues of 15 pesticides.

While the FDA has concluded that pesticide residues pose no risk of concern for infants and children, certain kinds of conventionally grown produce contain higher doses of pesticides — even when washed and peeled — which means you should prioritize buying them organic.

The Environmental Working Group just came out with their most recent Dirty Dozen list, a ranking of the 12 kinds of produce containing the highest concentration of pesticide residues.

The EWG found that the dirtiest single strawberry sample contained 22 pesticide residues, while one - third of all conventional strawberry samples contained 10 or more pesticides.

The EWG found that 90 % of conventional apples had detectable pesticide residues, while 80 % of the apples tested contained diphenylamine, a pesticide that is banned in Europe.

Over 30 % contained residues from five different pesticides, and 3.5 % contained residues that exceeded established Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tolerances.

One strawberry sample also contained residues from 20 different pesticides among the 38 different types of pesticide residues found on the strawberry samples.

«That is important, since it has been reported that non-organic meat may contain higher levels of pesticide residues than any plant food.

They are not organic but I don't care because avocados contain barely any pesticide residues due to the way they grow and thick skin.

Scrub all fruits and vegetables with plain water (even if you plan to peel them) to remove any pesticide residue or dirt that could contain bacteria.

Organic foods can contain fewer pesticide residues than foods grown using traditional methods, but there is also no evidence that makes them safer for your baby.

That's why it's important for pregnant women to beware of meat, poultry, and fish that may contain harmful toxins such as antibiotics, growth hormones, or mercury; and minimize their exposure to pesticide residues by eating organic fruits and vegetables.

We strongly recommend buying organic grapes or grapes grown in the US, as imported grapes often appear on the Environmental Working Group's «Dirty Dozen» — the list of fruits and vegetables found to contain the highest levels of pesticide residues.

And that's only if that fruit and veg contained levels of pesticides at what's known as the Maximum Residue Level or MRL.

Each of these foods tested positive for a number of different pesticide residues and contained higher concentrations of pesticides than other produce.

Ideally, the foods comprising these supplements have not been subjected to irradiation, or contain any pesticide or herbicide residues.

Vegetable oils also contain residues of the pesticides and chemicals used in their growth and manufacture and most often come from genetically modified sources.

Eggs that meet requirements for the «organic» label come from hens that have been fed organic food, have far less likelihood of pesticide residue, and contain no antibiotics or added hormones.

To get organic certification it has to have a pesticide residue less than a certain percent so it may still contain pesticides.

According to the Environmental Working Group, 92 % of conventionally grown apples contained 2 or more pesticide residues.

Instead, they contain injected (and naturally occurring) hormones that have ill effects in the human body, antibiotic and pesticide residues, toxins of all kinds, cholesterol and saturated fat.

Since spinach and berries are some of the foods that contain the most pesticide residue, I would recommend choosing organic if possible and if you don't have coconut water, substitute almond milk or a milk of your choice.

Be aware that these foods contain higher pesticide residues:

They've been found to contain residues of 45 different pesticides.

You are most probably aware that commercially grown fruits and vegetables contain chemical residues of herbicides and pesticides.

The Environmental Working Group says that prunes contain more pesticide residues than most other fruits or vegetables: http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/list.php

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First, as you know, the main aspect that most people talk about in the organic vs conventional food debate is simply whether the food in question was grown with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers, and whether that food contains pesticide / herbicide residues in or on the actual food when you eat it.

Because of modern factory farming methods and the levels of pesticides used in farming, dairy products contain residues of pesticides used in growing grain that is fed to cows, as well as the hormones and antibiotics given directly to cows.

The Dirty Dozen is a list of twelve fruits and vegetables, which contain higher amounts of pesticide residue when grown conventionally.